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Herderite

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Herderite Vs Hematite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

Colorless, White, Greenish
Black, Reddish, gray, Red

Streak

White
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red

For which Rashi?

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Aries, Aquarius

Planet

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Saturn

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

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Mars

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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Healing

Birthstone

Planetary

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Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

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-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.90-3.025.00-5.30
1 7.18
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Fracture

Subconchoidal, Conchoidal
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indistinct on {110}
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}

Mohs Hardness

5-5.56
2 10
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Chemical Composition

CaBePO 4(F,OH)Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
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Pleochroism

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O = brownish red; E = yellowish red

Dispersion

0.010.05
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Refractive Index

1.587-1.6422.690-3.220
1 3.25
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Optic Character

Biaxial/+
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Crystal System

monoclinic
Trigonal

Birefringence

0.028-0.0320.280
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Self-awareness
Grounding

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Higher Awareness
Grounding

Herderite Vs Hematite Fracture

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

Herderite Vs Hematite Luster

A primary knowledge about Herderite vs Hematite 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. Herderite exhibits Vitreous luster.