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Hematite Vs Willemite


Willemite Vs Hematite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Canada  

Color
Black, Reddish, gray, Red  
Yellow, Brown, Red, White, Green, Reddish, Black  

Streak
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red  
White  

For which Rashi?
Aries, Aquarius  
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Planet
Saturn  
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Element of Planets
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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  
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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
5.00-5.30  
3.89-4.18  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal  
Conchoidal, Uneven  

Cleavage
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}  
{0001}, {11 2 0} imperfect  

Mohs Hardness
6  
5.5  

Chemical Composition
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)  
Zn 2SiO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Vitreous, Resinous  

Pleochroism
O = brownish red; E = yellowish red  
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Dispersion
0.05  
25
0.17  
11

Transparency
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
2.690-3.220  
1.687-1.723  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Trigonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.280  
0.028-0.030  

Clarity
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health  
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Respiratory
Good  
Poor  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Grounding  
Optimism  

Healing
Physical healing  
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Qualities Associated
Grounding  
Transformation  

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Hematite Vs Willemite Fracture

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

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Hematite Vs Willemite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hematite vs Willemite 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. Willemite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster.

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