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Oligoclase Vs Anorthite


Anorthite Vs Oligoclase


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Not Available, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray   
White, Reddish, Colorless, gray, White, Red, Reddish   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Not Available   

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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Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.62-2.67   
2.77   

Fracture
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven   
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Cleavage
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.   
Perfect [001] good [010] poor [110]   

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5   
6-6.5   

Chemical Composition
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
CaAl 2Si 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
colorless.   

Dispersion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.538-1.550   
1.575-1.588   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Not Available   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.010   
0.012-0.013   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
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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Digestive
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Psychology
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Oligoclase Vs Anorthite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Oligoclase and Anorthite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Oligoclase Vs Anorthite 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 Oligoclase is Gems, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Sixth Edition (2006) and Uneven. Anorthite fracture is Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven and Uneven.

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Oligoclase Vs Anorthite Luster

A primary knowledge about Oligoclase vs Anorthite 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. Oligoclase exhibits Vitreous luster. Anorthite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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