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Larimar Vs Quartz


Quartz Vs Larimar


Astrology

Origin
Not Available, blue   
Brazil   

Color
White   
Black, Colorless, Green, Violet, White, Yellow, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink, Brown, Colorless, Violet, gray, Yellow   

Streak
Not Available   
White   

For which Rashi?
Pisces   
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius   

Planet
Neptune   
Venus, Moon   

Element of Planets
Not Available   
Earth, Water   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ring Metal
Not Available   
Not Available   

Energy
Receptive   
Receptive   

Deities
Gia   
Nerthus   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Healing   
Healing, Protection   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available   
Not Available   

Talisman
All   
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Brittle   

Solubility
Not Available   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.74-2.90   
2.65   

Fracture
Not Available   
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, Gems   

Cleavage
Not Available   
{0110} Indistinct   

Mohs Hardness
5   
7   

Chemical Composition
Ca 2NaHSi 3O 9Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
SiO2   

Optical Properties

Luster
Not Available   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
None   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.01   
27

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
1.595-1.645   
1.544-1.553   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
0.032-0.038   
0.009   

Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Opaque   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available   
Not Available   

Cardiovascular
Not Available   
Not Available   

Respiratory
Not Available   
Not Available   

Reproductive
Not Available   
Not Available   

Digestive
Not Available   
Not Available   

Psychology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Healing
Not Available   
Not Available   

Qualities Associated
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Larimar Vs Quartz Fracture

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

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Larimar Vs Quartz Luster

A primary knowledge about Larimar vs Quartz 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. Quartz, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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