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Microlite Vs Dravite


Dravite Vs Microlite


Astrology

Origin
USA, Southern and central Africa  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Yellow, Brown, Reddish, Greenish, Green, gray  
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, Black  

Streak
Yellow  
Colorless  

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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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Deities
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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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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
5.5  
3.03-3.18  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Uneven, Irregular, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct  
{???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5  
7-7.5  

Chemical Composition
(Ca,Na) 2Ta 2O 6(O,OH,F)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Very strong: pale yellow colorless  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.993-2.02  
1.614-1.666  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Trigonal Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.014-0.032  

Clarity
Translucent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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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
Confidence  
Self-acceptance  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Vitality  
Self-Exploration  

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Microlite Vs Dravite Fracture

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

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Microlite Vs Dravite Luster

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

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