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Jacobsite Vs Serpentine


Serpentine Vs Jacobsite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
USA, Southern and central Africa, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy   

Color
Black, Brownish, White, Brown   
White, Yellow   

Streak
Reddish, Black   
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For which Rashi?
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Gemini   

Planet
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Saturn   

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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Projective   

Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.76-5.03   
2.44-2.62   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle   
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Cleavage
None   
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Mohs Hardness
5.5-6.5   
2.5-5.5   

Chemical Composition
(Mn2+ ,Fe2+ ,Mg)(Fe3+ ,Mn3+ ) 2O 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Greasy, Silky   

Pleochroism
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AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
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None   

Transparency
Translucent   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
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1.560-1.571   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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monoclinic   

Birefringence
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0.008-0.014   

Clarity
Translucent   
Translucent   

Benefits

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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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Jacobsite Vs Serpentine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Jacobsite and Serpentine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Jacobsite Vs Serpentine 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 Jacobsite is Brittle and Conchoidal. Serpentine fracture is Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven.

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Jacobsite Vs Serpentine Luster

A primary knowledge about Jacobsite vs Serpentine 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. Serpentine, on other hand, exhibits Greasy, Silky and Vitreous luster.

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