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Hanksite Vs Dioptase


Dioptase Vs Hanksite


Astrology

Origin
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Dioptase from Altyn Tübe, Kazakhstan, the type locality  

Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, gray, Black, White  
Green, Blue  

Streak
White  
Green  

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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
Readily soluble in water  
Soluble  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.562  
3.25-3.35  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle  

Cleavage
Good on {0001}  
Perfect in three directions  

Mohs Hardness
3-3.5  
5  

Chemical Composition
KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl  
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Weak; dark emerald green  

Dispersion
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0.04  
13

Transparency
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TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Refractive Index
1.481  
1.644-1.720  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.020  
0.051-0.053  

Clarity
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TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Benefits

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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Hanksite Vs Dioptase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hanksite and Dioptase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hanksite Vs Dioptase 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 Hanksite is Uneven, Conchoidal and Brittle. Dioptase fracture is Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Brittle.

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Hanksite Vs Dioptase Luster

A primary knowledge about Hanksite vs Dioptase 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. Hanksite exhibits Vitreous luster. Dioptase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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