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Oligoclase
Oligoclase

Microlite
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Oligoclase Vs Microlite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
USA, Southern and central Africa

Color

Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray
Yellow, Brown, Reddish, Greenish, Green, gray

Streak

White
Yellow

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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Solubility

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Durability

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Specific Gravity

2.62-2.675.5
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
{111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct, {111} Indistinct

Mohs Hardness

6-6.55-5.5
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)
(Ca,Na) 2Ta 2O 6(O,OH,F)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Translucent

Refractive Index

1.538-1.5501.993-2.02
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Birefringence

0.010-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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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

Harmony
Confidence

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Vitality

Oligoclase Vs Microlite Fracture

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

Oligoclase Vs Microlite Luster

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