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Gahnite Vs Dumortierite

Astrology

Origin

Australia
Southern and central Africa

Color

Blue, Green, Greenish, Black
Blue, Violet, Brown, White, Greenish, pink

Streak

Grey, gray
White

For which Rashi?

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Leo, Sagittarius

Planet

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Saturn

Element of Planets

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Water

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Isis

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

-
Healing

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

4.00-4.623.26-3.41
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Fibrous, ConchoidalWalter Schumann

Cleavage

Indistinct parting on [111]
Distinct on {100}, poor on {110}; parting on {001}

Mohs Hardness

7.5-87-8.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

ZnAl 2O 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
AlAl6O3BSi3O18

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Strong; X = deep blue or violet; Y = yellow to red-violet or nearly colorless; Z = colorless or very pale blue

Dispersion

0.030.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Translucent, Translucent to opaque

Refractive Index

1.790-1.8181.669-1.723
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

cubic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.011-0.037
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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-

Respiratory

Aids in digestion and soothes the stomach
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Protection
Patience

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Patience

Gahnite Vs Dumortierite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Gahnite and Dumortierite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Gahnite Vs Dumortierite 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. Dumortierite fracture is Fibrous and ConchoidalWalter Schumann.

Gahnite Vs Dumortierite Luster

A primary knowledge about Gahnite vs Dumortierite 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. Dumortierite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.