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Hematite
Hematite

Fluorite
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Hematite Vs Fluorite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa, Switzerland

Color

Black, Reddish, gray, Red
Red, Brown, Green, Yellow, Blue, Colorless, Pale pink, White, Black, pink

Streak

Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
White

For which Rashi?

Aries, Aquarius
Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces

Planet

Saturn
Neptune

Element of Planets

-
Water, Air

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Mars
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Healing
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

-
slightly water soluble and in hot hydrochloric acid

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

5.00-5.303.00-3.25
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann

Cleavage

None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}

Mohs Hardness

64
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
CaF2

Optical Properties

Luster

-
Vitreous

Pleochroism

O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
-

Dispersion

0.050.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

2.690-3.2201.432-1.436
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
cubic

Birefringence

0.280-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
Supports digestive health

Psychology

Grounding
Focus

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Grounding
Protection

Hematite Vs Fluorite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hematite and Fluorite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hematite Vs Fluorite 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. Fluorite fracture is Subconchoidal, Uneven and ConchoidalWalter Schumann.

Hematite Vs Fluorite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hematite vs Fluorite 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. Fluorite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.