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Oligoclase
Oligoclase

Spinel
Spinel



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Oligoclase Vs Spinel

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Brazil, USA, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Russia

Color

Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray
Blue, Violet, Colorless, Red, Green, Brown

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

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Sagittarius, Scorpio

Planet

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Pluto

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

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-

Deities

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Hephaestus

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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-

Birthstone

Planetary

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-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.62-2.673.64-3.66
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
None, but may exhibit slight parting

Mohs Hardness

6-6.58
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)
MgAl2O4

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Absent

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

1.538-1.5501.73
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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Isometric

Birefringence

0.010-9999
0 0.296
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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
Revitalization

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Vitality

Oligoclase Vs Spinel Fracture

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

Oligoclase Vs Spinel Luster

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