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Hyalite Vs Cavansite


Cavansite Vs Hyalite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
India   

Color
Colorless   
Blue, Greenish, Greenish, Blue   

Streak
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Blue, White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

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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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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2.25-2.33   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
Not Available   
Good on {010}   

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6.5   
3-4   

Chemical Composition
SiO 2 · nH 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Ca(VO)Si4O10•4(H2O)   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
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Visible: X=Z= colorless Y= blue   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent   
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Refractive Index
1.37-1.52   
1.542   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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0.009   

Clarity
Transparent   
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Benefits

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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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Hyalite Vs Cavansite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hyalite and Cavansite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hyalite Vs Cavansite 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 Hyalite is Conchoidal, Conchoidal and Gemstones of the world (2001). Cavansite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Metallic and Metallic.

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Hyalite Vs Cavansite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hyalite vs Cavansite 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. Cavansite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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