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Gahnite

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Gahnite Vs Cerussite

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Astrology

Origin

Australia
Czech

Color

Blue, Green, Greenish, Black
Brownish, Black, Colorless, White, gray, Blue, Green

Streak

Grey, gray
White

For which Rashi?

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Planet

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-

Element of Planets

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-

Energy

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-

How to Wear?

Finger

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-

Ring Metal

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-

Deities

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-

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
insoluble

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

4.00-4.626.46-6.57
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indistinct parting on [111]
Good [110] and [021]

Mohs Hardness

7.5-83-3.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

ZnAl 2O 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
PbCO 3Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Adamantine, Vitreous, Resinous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.030.06
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.790-1.8181.803-2.078
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

cubic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.273
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

Aids in digestion and soothes the stomach
Good

Reproductive

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-

Digestive

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Psychology

Protection
Clarity

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Clarity

Gahnite Vs Cerussite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Gahnite and Cerussite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Gahnite Vs Cerussite fracture. Whenever a gemstone chip breaks, it leaves a characteristic line along its breakage. Such lines are known as fracture and are used to identify the gemstones in their initial stages of production when they are in the form of rough minerals. Fracture is usually described with the terms “fibrous” and “splintery” to denote a fracture that usually leaves elongated and sharp edges. Fracture observed in Gahnite is Conchoidal and Uneven. Cerussite fracture is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal.

Gahnite Vs Cerussite Luster

A primary knowledge about Gahnite vs Cerussite luster is useful in apparent identifications of these gemstones. Luster is the measure of light that gets reflected when incident on a finished cut gemstone. There are two major types of lusters: Silky and Adamantine. Since luster varies between two crystals of even the same gemstone, luster is limited to basic identification criteria. Gahnite exhibits Vitreous luster. Cerussite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Resinous luster.