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Oligoclase Vs Poudretteite


Poudretteite Vs Oligoclase


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Canada, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray  
Violet, Colorless, pink  

Streak
White  
White  

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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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Deities
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Not to wear with
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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
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Specific Gravity
2.62-2.67  
2.51-2.53  

Fracture
Uneven  
Conchoidal, Splintery  

Cleavage
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.  
None  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
5  

Chemical Composition
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
KNa 2B 3Si 12O 30Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Colorless  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.538-1.550  
1.511-1.532  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.010  
0.021  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

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  
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Healing
Emotional healing  
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Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Love  

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Oligoclase Vs Poudretteite Fracture

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

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Oligoclase Vs Poudretteite Luster

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

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