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Kainite Vs Diamond


Diamond Vs Kainite


Astrology

Origin
Austria, Mexico, China  
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Brazil.  

Color
Colorless, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Violet, Blue, gray  
Yellow, Brown, Blue, Reddish, Colorless, White, gray, Black  

Streak
White  
Colorless  

For which Rashi?
-  
Leo  

Planet
-  
Venus, Jupiter  

Element of Planets
-  
-  

Energy
-  
-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
-  
-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
-  
Frigg  

Not to wear with
-  
-  

Powers
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Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
-  
-  

Talisman
-  
Leo  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
Soluble  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.15  
3.50-3.53  

Fracture
Splintery, Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{001}, perfect  
111 (perfect in four directions)  

Mohs Hardness
2.5-3  
10  

Chemical Composition
KMg(SO4)Cl  
C  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Visible: X = violet  
None  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.04  
32

Transparency
-  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.494  
2.417-2.419  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
monoclinic  
cubic  

Birefringence
0.022  
-9999  

Clarity
-  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
-  
Enhances mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
-  
Supports heart health  

Respiratory
-  
Excellent  

Reproductive
-  
Like Jupiter, it bestows money, comforts and fortune on a person when it is strong and significantly well placed. It can be useful in the cure of venereal and reproductive system diseases. Wearing a diamond is said to give happiness in the married life as well as magnetism and attractiveness to the wearer.  

Digestive
-  
Supports digestive health  

Psychology
Adaptability  
Purity  

Healing
-  
Physical healing  

Qualities Associated
Balance  
Clarity  

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Kainite Vs Diamond Fracture

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

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Kainite Vs Diamond Luster

A primary knowledge about Kainite vs Diamond 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. Kainite exhibits Vitreous luster. Diamond, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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