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Gahnite Vs Oligoclase

Astrology

Origin

Australia
Southern and central Africa

Color

Blue, Green, Greenish, Black
Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray

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

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Talisman

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Solubility

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Durability

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Specific Gravity

4.00-4.622.62-2.67
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven

Cleavage

Indistinct parting on [111]
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.

Mohs Hardness

7.5-86-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

ZnAl 2O 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Dispersion

0.030.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Refractive Index

1.790-1.8181.538-1.550
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

cubic
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Birefringence

-99990.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

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
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Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Protection
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Harmony

Gahnite Vs Oligoclase Fracture

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

Gahnite Vs Oligoclase Luster

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