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Grossular Vs Benitoite


Benitoite Vs Grossular


Astrology

Origin
Sri Lanka, India, Brazil  
USA, San Benito Country, USA. Very rare collectors stone. Found only in San Benito County, California  

Color
Green, Brown, Colorless, gray, Yellow  
Violet, Blue, Colorless, pink, White  

Streak
Brownish, White  
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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Insoluble: HCl  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.55-3.73  
3.61-3.68  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
none  
[10 1 1] poor  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
Ca 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)  
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy, Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
None  
O = colorless; E = purple  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.04  
35

Transparency
-  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.730-1.760  
1.757-1.804  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
cubic  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.020  
0.047  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
Helps in digestion and alleviates indigestion  
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Digestive
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Psychology
Abundance  
Transformation  

Healing
Physical healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Abundance  
Transformation  

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Grossular Vs Benitoite Fracture

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

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Grossular Vs Benitoite Luster

A primary knowledge about Grossular vs Benitoite 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. Grossular exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster. Benitoite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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