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Monazite Vs Rhodochrosite


Rhodochrosite Vs Monazite


Astrology

Origin
Madagascar   
USA, Mexico, Austria, India, Southern and central Africa, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Spain   

Color
Yellow   
Red, Brown, rose   

Streak
Not Available   
White   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Scorpio, Leo, Scorpio, Leo, Scorpio, Leo   

Planet
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Mars   

Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Projective   

Deities
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Mary Magdalene   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Love   

Birthstone
  
  

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
4.80-5.50   
3.0-3.3   

Fracture
Not Available   
Uneven, Conchoidal, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle   

Cleavage
Not Available   
On {10 1 1} perfect; parting on {10 1 2}   

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5   
3.5-4   

Chemical Composition
(Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
MnCO3   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Weak   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.02   
24

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Transparent, Opaque, Transparent to nearly opaque   

Refractive Index
1.796-1.841   
1.60   

Optic Character
Not Available   
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Crystal System
Not Available   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
0.045   
0.208-0.220   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent to nearly opaque   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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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
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Monazite Vs Rhodochrosite Fracture

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

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Monazite Vs Rhodochrosite Luster

A primary knowledge about Monazite vs Rhodochrosite 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. Rhodochrosite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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