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Lawsonite Vs Euclase


Euclase Vs Lawsonite


Astrology

Origin
Italy, China  
Brazil, Colombia, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Colorless, White, Blue, gray  
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, White, Green  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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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
3.09  
3.08-3.12  

Fracture
Uneven  
ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
Perfect on {100} and {010}, imperfect on {101}  
{010} Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
8  
7.5  

Chemical Composition
CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2.H2O  
BeAlSiO 4(OH)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Weak  
Weak: colorless-(greenish) yellow  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
-  
-  

Refractive Index
1.672-1.676  
1.650-1.677  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a  

Birefringence
0.019-0.021  
0.019-0.025  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Enhances mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Harmony  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
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Communication  

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Lawsonite Vs Euclase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Lawsonite and Euclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Lawsonite Vs Euclase 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 Lawsonite is Uneven. Euclase fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann.

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Lawsonite Vs Euclase Luster

A primary knowledge about Lawsonite vs Euclase 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. Lawsonite exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster. Euclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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