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Oligoclase
Oligoclase

Strontianite
Strontianite



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Oligoclase Vs Strontianite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

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

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

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.62-2.673.63-3.79
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Uneven, Conchoidal

Cleavage

From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
{110} Good

Mohs Hardness

6-6.53.5
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)
SrCO 3Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Greasy

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent

Refractive Index

1.538-1.5501.517-1.667
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

-
-

Birefringence

0.010-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent

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
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Harmony

Oligoclase Vs Strontianite Fracture

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

Oligoclase Vs Strontianite Luster

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