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Magnetite Vs Prasiolite


Prasiolite Vs Magnetite


Astrology

Origin
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Canada   

Color
Black, Brown   
Green   

Streak
Black   
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For which Rashi?
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Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus   

Planet
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Jupiter   

Element of Planets
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Water   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Receptive   

Deities
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Goddess   

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
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
5.2   
2.65   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Management Team (2012), Conchoidal, Brittle   
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Cleavage
None   
3,1   

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6.5   
7   

Chemical Composition
Fe 3O 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Very weak: light green pale greenWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
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0.01   
27

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
2.42   
1.544-1.553   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Trigonal   

Birefringence
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0.009   

Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Magnetite Vs Prasiolite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Magnetite and Prasiolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Magnetite Vs Prasiolite 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. Prasiolite fracture is Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Gemstones of the world (2001).

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Magnetite Vs Prasiolite Luster

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

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