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Moissanite Vs Pollucite


Pollucite Vs Moissanite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Afghanistan, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, Green, Yellow  
Grey, White, Colorless, gray, Pale pink, Blue  

Streak
Greenish, gray  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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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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Brittle  

Solubility
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Readily soluble in HF  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.17-3.24  
2.86-2.94  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal, Uneven  

Cleavage
(0001) indistinct  
None observed  

Mohs Hardness
9-9.5  
6.5-7  

Chemical Composition
SiCArthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)  
(Cs,Na)(AlSi 2O 6) · 0.5H 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Vitreous, Greasy  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
0.10  
16
0.01  
99+

Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
2.648-2.691  
1.517-1.525  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
6H polytype  
Isometric  

Birefringence
0.043  
-9999  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Clarity  
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
Creativity  
Harmony  

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Moissanite Vs Pollucite Fracture

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

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Moissanite Vs Pollucite Luster

A primary knowledge about Moissanite vs Pollucite 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. Moissanite exhibits Adamantine luster. Pollucite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster.

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