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Hanksite Vs Moldavite


Moldavite Vs Hanksite


Astrology

Origin
Not Available   
Austria   

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

Streak
White   
Not Available   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Aquarius   

Planet
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Uranus   

Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Gia, Persephone   

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
Brittle   
Not Available   

Solubility
Readily soluble in water   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.562   
2.32-2.38   

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle   
ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001), ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Cleavage
Good on {0001}   
Not Available   

Mohs Hardness
3-3.5   
5.5   

Chemical Composition
KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl   
SiO 2(+Al 2O 3)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Absent   

Dispersion
Not Available   
None   

Transparency
Not Available   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.481   
1.48-1.54   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Hexagonal   
Amorphous   

Birefringence
0.020   
Not Available   

Clarity
Not Available   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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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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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Hanksite Vs Moldavite Fracture

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

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Hanksite Vs Moldavite Luster

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

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