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Magnetite Vs Onyx


Onyx Vs Magnetite


Astrology

Origin
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Color
Black, Brown   
White   

Streak
Black   
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For which Rashi?
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Capricorn   

Planet
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Saturn   

Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Projective   

Deities
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Mars   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Protection   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Capricorn   

Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
5.2   
2.55-2.70   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Management Team (2012), Conchoidal, Brittle   
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Cleavage
None   
Indiscernible   

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6.5   
6.5-7   

Chemical Composition
Fe 3O 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
SiO2   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Translucent, Opaque, Translucent to opaque   

Refractive Index
2.42   
1.530-1.543   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Trigonal   

Birefringence
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Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Benefits

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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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Magnetite Vs Onyx Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Magnetite and Onyx Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Magnetite Vs Onyx 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 Magnetite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Management Team (2012), Uneven and Uneven.

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Magnetite Vs Onyx Luster

A primary knowledge about Magnetite vs Onyx 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. Onyx, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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