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Lazulite Vs Clintonite


Clintonite Vs Lazulite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, Southern and central Africa   
Not Available   

Color
Blue, Green, Black   
Colorless, Yellow, Brown, Green, Colorless, Green, Yellow, Red, Reddish, Brown   

Streak
White   
White, Yellow, Colorless   

For which Rashi?
Gemini, Sagittarius, Gemini, Sagittarius, Gemini, Sagittarius   
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Planet
Jupiter   
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
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Deities
Gia   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
Not Available   
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Specific Gravity
3.04-3.17   
3.0-3.1   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
{001} Indistinct, {???} Indistinct   
Perfect on {001}   

Mohs Hardness
5.5   
3.5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe)Al 2(PO 4) 2(OH) 2Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009) More from other references   
Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al3Si)O10(OH)2   

Optical Properties

Luster
Not Available   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Transparent crystals show a strong pleochroism: colorless light blue dark (violet) blueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   
X = colorless   

Dispersion
0.01   
26
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Not Available   

Refractive Index
1.604-1.646   
1.643-1.648   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.031-0.036   
0.012-0.015   

Clarity
Transparent   
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Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Lazulite Vs Clintonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Lazulite and Clintonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Lazulite Vs Clintonite 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 Lazulite is Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven. Clintonite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Metallic and Metallic.

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Lazulite Vs Clintonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Lazulite vs Clintonite 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. Clintonite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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