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Hematite
Hematite

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Hematite Vs Jasper

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa, California

Color

Black, Reddish, gray, Red
All colors, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink

Streak

Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
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For which Rashi?

Aries, Aquarius
Scorpio, Aries, Virgo

Planet

Saturn
Mars

Element of Planets

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Air

Energy

-
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How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

-
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Deities

Mars
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Not to wear with

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Powers

Healing
Healing, Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

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Talisman

-
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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

-
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Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

5.00-5.302.58-2.91
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
Indiscernible

Mohs Hardness

66.5-7
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
SiO2

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
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Dispersion

0.050.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Opaque

Refractive Index

2.690-3.2201.540
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
Trigonal

Birefringence

0.280-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Grounding
Grounding

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Grounding
Nurturing

Hematite Vs Jasper Fracture

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

Hematite Vs Jasper Luster

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