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Nosean Vs Scolecite


Scolecite Vs Nosean


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Southern and central Africa, Switzerland   

Color
White, Blue, gray, Green, Brown   
Colorless, Brownish, White   

Streak
White   
White   

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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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Soluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.30-2.40   
2.20-2.23   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle   
Irregular/uneven, UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Uneven   

Cleavage
{110} Perfect   
Perfect on {110} and {1 1 0}   

Mohs Hardness
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5-5.5   

Chemical Composition
Na 8Al 6Si 6O 24(SO 4) · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)   
CaAl 2Si 3O 10 · 3H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Silky, Fibrous   

Pleochroism
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X: colourless Y: colourless Z: colourless   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
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1.512-1.523   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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monoclinic   

Birefringence
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0.011   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Reproductive
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Nosean Vs Scolecite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Nosean and Scolecite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Nosean Vs Scolecite 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. Scolecite fracture is Brittle, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Irregular/uneven, Uneven and UnevenAnthony et al.

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Nosean Vs Scolecite Luster

A primary knowledge about Nosean vs Scolecite 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. Scolecite, on other hand, exhibits Fibrous, Silky and Vitreous luster.

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