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Gahnite
Gahnite

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Gahnite Vs Malachite

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Astrology

Origin

Australia
Southern and central Africa

Color

Blue, Green, Greenish, Black
Green

Streak

Grey, gray
Green

For which Rashi?

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Capricorn, Scorpio

Planet

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Venus

Element of Planets

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Earth

Energy

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-

How to Wear?

Finger

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-

Ring Metal

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-

Deities

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Freyja

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

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-

Talisman

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-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

4.00-4.623.25-4.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

Indistinct parting on [111]
Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}

Mohs Hardness

7.5-83.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

ZnAl 2O 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Cu2CO3(OH)2

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

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-

Dispersion

0.030.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Opaque

Refractive Index

1.790-1.8181.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

cubic
monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Aids in digestion and soothes the stomach
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Supports digestive health

Psychology

Protection
Transformation

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Transformation

Gahnite Vs Malachite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Gahnite and Malachite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Gahnite Vs Malachite 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. Malachite fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.

Gahnite Vs Malachite Luster

A primary knowledge about Gahnite vs Malachite 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. Malachite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Silky luster.