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Oligoclase
Oligoclase

Austinite
Austinite



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Oligoclase Vs Austinite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
USA

Color

Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray
Colorless, White, Green, Brown

Streak

White
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

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Brittle

Solubility

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Easily soluble in cold dilute HCl

Durability

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Specific Gravity

2.62-2.674.12
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Uneven

Cleavage

From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
Good in two directions parallel to the prism faces {110}

Mohs Hardness

6-6.54-4.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
CaZn(AsO4)(OH)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Subadamantine, Silky

Pleochroism

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Dispersion

0.010.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Refractive Index

1.538-1.5501.759
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.0100.024
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Harmony
Compassion

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Transformation

Oligoclase Vs Austinite Fracture

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

Oligoclase Vs Austinite Luster

A primary knowledge about Oligoclase vs Austinite 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. Austinite, on other hand, exhibits Subadamantine and Silky luster.