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Mottramite Vs Kunzite


Kunzite Vs Mottramite


Astrology

Origin
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma, Brazil, Madagascar, USA, Canada, Russia, Mexico  

Color
Brown, Green, Yellow  
Colorless, pink  

Streak
Green, Brownish  
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For which Rashi?
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Taurus  

Planet
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Pluto, Venus  

Element of Planets
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Earth  

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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Love  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
Soluble  
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Durability
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-  

Specific Gravity
5.9  
3.15-3.21  

Fracture
Sub-Conchoidal  
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Cleavage
None observed  
1,2 prismatic  

Mohs Hardness
3  
6-7  

Chemical Composition
PbCu(VO4)(OH)  
LiAlSi2O6  

Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Visible X=Y= canary yellow to greenish yellow  
Strong trichroism: colorless pink violetHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.04  
36
0.02  
99+

Transparency
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Transparent  

Refractive Index
2.170  
1.657-1.681  

Optic Character
-  
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.150  
0.014-0.016  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Enhances mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Confidence  
Emotional healing  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Transformation  
Divine Love  

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Mottramite Vs Kunzite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Mottramite and Kunzite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Mottramite Vs Kunzite 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 Mottramite is Sub-Conchoidal.

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Mottramite Vs Kunzite Luster

A primary knowledge about Mottramite vs Kunzite 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. Mottramite exhibits Greasy luster. Kunzite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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