Nosean Vs Hercynite
Origin
Southern and central Africa
  
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Color
White, Blue, gray, Green, Brown
  
Yellow, Black
  
Streak
White
  
Green
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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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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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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.30-2.40
  
4.39
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
ConchoidalGemdat.org, Uneven
  
Cleavage
{110} Perfect
  
{111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct
  
Mohs Hardness
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7.5-8
  
Chemical Composition
Na 8Al 6Si 6O 24(SO 4) · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)
  
Fe2+ Al 2O 4Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
  
Luster
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Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent
  
Translucent
  
Refractive Index
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1.80-1.83
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Isometric Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m
  
Birefringence
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Clarity
Transparent
  
Translucent
  
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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Nosean Vs Hercynite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Nosean and Hercynite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Nosean Vs Hercynite 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 Nosean is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven. Hercynite fracture is ConchoidalGemdat.org and Uneven.
Nosean Vs Hercynite Luster
A primary knowledge about Nosean vs Hercynite 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. Hercynite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.