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Nephrite Vs Anglesite


Anglesite Vs Nephrite


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Origin
China, Canada  
Australia, Mexico  

Color
Green, Yellow, Brown, White, gray, Black  
Yellow, Greenish, Brownish, Colorless, White, gray, Green, Blue, Violet, orange  

Streak
Not Available  
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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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
2.90-3.10  
6.30-6.39  

Fracture
Splintery, Granular, Gemstones (2009)  
Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  

Cleavage
Not Available  
[001] good, [210] distinct  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5(OH) 2Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  
PbSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
None  
NilArthur Thomas  

Dispersion
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0.04  
10

Transparency
Translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.600-1.627  
1.877-1.894  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.027  
0.017  

Clarity
Translucent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Nephrite Vs Anglesite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Nephrite and Anglesite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Nephrite Vs Anglesite 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 Nephrite is Splintery, Granular and Gemstones (2009). Anglesite fracture is Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).

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Nephrite Vs Anglesite Luster

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

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