Hercynite Vs Dravite
Origin
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Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Yellow, Black
  
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, Black, Green, Red, Blue, White
  
Streak
Green
  
Colorless
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.39
  
3.03-3.18
  
Fracture
ConchoidalGemdat.org, Uneven
  
Uneven, Uneven, Irregular, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
{111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct
  
{???} Indistinct
  
Mohs Hardness
7.5-8
  
7-7.5
  
Chemical Composition
Fe2+ Al 2O 4Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
  
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
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Very strong: pale yellow colorless
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
1.80-1.83
  
1.614-1.666
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Isometric Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m
  
Trigonal Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m
  
Birefringence
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0.014-0.032
  
Clarity
Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Hercynite Vs Dravite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hercynite and Dravite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hercynite Vs Dravite 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 Hercynite is ConchoidalGemdat.org and Uneven. Dravite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Irregular, Uneven and Uneven.
Hercynite Vs Dravite Luster
A primary knowledge about Hercynite vs Dravite 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. Hercynite exhibits Vitreous luster. Dravite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.