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Kyanite Vs Poldervaartite


Poldervaartite Vs Kyanite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, USA, Switzerland, Kenya, Mozambique, Russia, Nepal, India, Burma   
Southern and central Africa   

Color
Blue, Yellow, Colorless, White, gray, Green, Black   
Colorless, White   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
Aries, Libra, Taurus, Aries, Libra, Taurus, Aries, Libra, Taurus   
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Planet
Jupiter   
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Element of Planets
Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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Deities
Endurance, Meditation, Love   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Love   
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.53-3.65   
2.91   

Fracture
Splintery, Brittle, Metallic   
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

Cleavage
[100] perfect [010] imperfect with 79° angle between   
None   

Mohs Hardness
4-7   
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Chemical Composition
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(Ca,Mn2+ ) 2(SiO 3OH)(OH)Anthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Trichroic   
Weak: colorless light gray bluish grayAnthony et al   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.71-1.74   
1.634-1.656   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Triclinic   
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Birefringence
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Clarity
Color grading system   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Kyanite Vs Poldervaartite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Kyanite and Poldervaartite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Kyanite Vs Poldervaartite 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 Kyanite is Brittle, Metallic and Splintery. Poldervaartite fracture is Handbook of mineralogy (2001).

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Kyanite Vs Poldervaartite Luster

A primary knowledge about Kyanite vs Poldervaartite 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. Kyanite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Poldervaartite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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