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Jade Vs Faustite


Faustite Vs Jade


Astrology

Origin
Australia, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Guatemala  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Green, Brown, gray  
Green  

Streak
-  
Greenish, 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
-  
-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
Freyja, Buddha  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
-  
-  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
-  
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Talisman
-  
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.90-3.38  
2.9  

Fracture
Splintery  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
1 or 2,2 prismatic.  
{???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
6-7  
4.5  

Chemical Composition
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6  
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Waxy  

Pleochroism
-  
-  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
Translucent, Translucent to opaque  
Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.600-1.688  
1.612  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
monoclinic  
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1  

Birefringence
0.020-0.027  
-9999  

Clarity
Translucent  
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  
Healing  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Healing  

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Jade Vs Faustite Fracture

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

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Jade Vs Faustite Luster

A primary knowledge about Jade vs Faustite 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. Faustite, on other hand, exhibits Waxy luster.

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