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Muscovite Vs Faustite


Faustite Vs Muscovite


Astrology

Origin
India  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Colorless, White, gray, Brownish, Greenish  
Green  

Streak
White  
Greenish, White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Elastic  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.78-2.88  
2.9  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect on the {001}  
{???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
2-3  
4.5  

Chemical Composition
KAl 2AlSi 3O 10(OH) 2Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Silky, Pearly  
Waxy  

Pleochroism
Weak  
-  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
Transparent  
Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.552-1.618  
1.612  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
monoclinic  
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1  

Birefringence
-9999  
-9999  

Clarity
Transparent  
Translucent  

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
Reflection  
Healing  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Awareness  
Healing  

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Muscovite Vs Faustite Fracture

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

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Muscovite Vs Faustite Luster

A primary knowledge about Muscovite vs Faustite 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. Muscovite exhibits Vitreous, Silky and Pearly luster. Faustite, on other hand, exhibits Waxy luster.

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