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Microlite Vs Amazonite


Amazonite Vs Microlite


Astrology

Origin
USA, Southern and central Africa  
Russia, Madagascar, Brazil  

Color
Yellow, Brown, Reddish, Greenish, Green, gray  
Green, White, Blue  

Streak
Yellow  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Virgo  

Planet
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Saturn  

Element of Planets
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Earth  

Energy
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-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
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Artemis  

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
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
5.5  
2.55-2.57  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Uneven  

Cleavage
{111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct  
2,1 basal ; 2,1 prismatic ; 3,1 pinacoidal  

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
(Ca,Na) 2Ta 2O 6(O,OH,F)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
KAlSi3O8  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
-  
-  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
Translucent  
Translucent, Translucent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.993-2.02  
1.522-1.530  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
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Triclinic  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.008-0.010  

Clarity
Translucent  
Translucent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Aids in mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
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-  

Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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Supports reproductive health  

Digestive
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-  

Psychology
Confidence  
Harmony  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Vitality  
Harmony  

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Microlite Vs Amazonite Fracture

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

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Microlite Vs Amazonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Microlite vs Amazonite 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. Microlite exhibits Vitreous luster. Amazonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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