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Malachite

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Malachite Vs Brazilianite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Brazil

Color

Green
Green, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow

Streak

Green
White

For which Rashi?

Capricorn, Scorpio
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Planet

Venus
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Element of Planets

Earth
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Protection
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.25-4.102.98-2.99
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}
(010) Distinct to good

Mohs Hardness

3.5-45.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Cu2CO3(OH)2
NaAl 3(PO 4) 2(OH) 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
Very weakWalter Schumann

Dispersion

0.040.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Opaque
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Refractive Index

1.655-1.9091.602-1.625
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

monoclinic
monoclinic

Birefringence

0.2540.019-0.021
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

Supports digestive health
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Psychology

Transformation
Empowerment

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Transformation
Manifestation

Malachite Vs Brazilianite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Malachite and Brazilianite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Malachite Vs Brazilianite 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 Malachite is Conchoidal and Uneven. Brazilianite fracture is Conchoidal.

Malachite Vs Brazilianite Luster

A primary knowledge about Malachite vs Brazilianite 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. Malachite exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Silky luster. Brazilianite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.