Origin
Southern and central Africa
Brazil, Colombia, Southern and central Africa
Color
Black, Reddish, gray, Red
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, White, Green
Streak
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
White
For which Rashi?
Aries, Aquarius
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Specific Gravity
5.00-5.30
3.08-3.12
Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Cleavage
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
{010} Perfect
Chemical Composition
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
BeAlSiO 4(OH)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Pleochroism
O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
Weak: colorless-(greenish) yellow
Transparency
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
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Refractive Index
2.690-3.220
1.650-1.677
Crystal System
Trigonal
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
Birefringence
0.280
0.019-0.025
Clarity
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
-
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
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Psychology
Grounding
Harmony
Healing
Physical healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Grounding
Communication
Hematite Vs Euclase Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hematite and Euclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hematite Vs Euclase 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 Hematite is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal. Euclase fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann.
Hematite Vs Euclase Luster
A primary knowledge about Hematite vs Euclase 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. Euclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.