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Oligoclase Vs Serpentine


Serpentine Vs Oligoclase


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
USA, Southern and central Africa, China, India, Italy  

Color
Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray  
White, Yellow  

Streak
White  
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For which Rashi?
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Gemini  

Planet
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Saturn  

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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Healing  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
-  
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Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.62-2.67  
2.44-2.62  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven  

Cleavage
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.  
Indiscernible  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
2.5-5.5  

Chemical Composition
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous, Greasy, Silky  

Pleochroism
-  
-  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
-  
Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.538-1.550  
1.560-1.571  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
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monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.010  
0.008-0.014  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Translucent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus  
Aids in mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Harmony  
Transformation  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Protection  

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Oligoclase Vs Serpentine Fracture

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

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Oligoclase Vs Serpentine Luster

A primary knowledge about Oligoclase vs Serpentine 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. Serpentine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous, Greasy and Silky luster.

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