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Hanksite
Hanksite

Prehnite
Prehnite



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Hanksite Vs Prehnite

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Astrology

Origin

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Australia, Southern and central Africa, France

Color

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

Streak

White
Colorless

For which Rashi?

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Libra

Planet

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Venus

Element of Planets

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Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

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-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Freya

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

Readily soluble in water
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.5622.80-2.95
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal
Uneven

Cleavage

Good on {0001}
Distinct on [001]

Mohs Hardness

3-3.56-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.030.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Translucent

Refractive Index

1.4811.611-1.673
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Hexagonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.0200.021-0.033
0 0.296
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Clarity

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TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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-

Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

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-

Digestive

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-

Psychology

Spiritual Growth
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Balance
Harmony

Hanksite Vs Prehnite Fracture

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

Hanksite Vs Prehnite Luster

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