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Jade Vs Brookite


Brookite Vs Jade


Astrology

Origin
Australia, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Guatemala  
Russia  

Color
Green, Brown, gray  
Red, Reddish, Brown, Black, orange  

Streak
-  
White  

For which Rashi?
Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries  
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Planet
Venus, Neptune  
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Element of Planets
Water  
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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-  

Deities
Freyja, Buddha  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
-  
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.90-3.38  
3.87-4.14  

Fracture
Splintery  
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
1 or 2,2 prismatic.  
Poor on {120}, in traces on {001}  

Mohs Hardness
6-7  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6  
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
-  
Very weak  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.20  
7

Transparency
Translucent, Translucent to opaque  
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Refractive Index
1.600-1.688  
2.583-2.741  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
monoclinic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.020-0.027  
0.117  

Clarity
Translucent  
-  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus  
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
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Reproductive
-  
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Digestive
-  
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Psychology
Harmony  
Transformation  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Transformation  

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Jade Vs Brookite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Jade and Brookite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Jade Vs Brookite 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 Jade is Splintery. Brookite fracture is Subconchoidal and Conchoidal.

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Jade Vs Brookite Luster

A primary knowledge about Jade vs Brookite 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. Jade exhibits Vitreous luster. Brookite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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