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Oligoclase
Oligoclase

Taaffeite
Taaffeite



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Oligoclase Vs Taaffeite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Tanzania, Sri Lanka, China

Color

Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray
Colorless

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

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Solubility

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Durability

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Specific Gravity

2.62-2.673.60-3.61
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
Imperfect/fair/absent

Mohs Hardness

6-6.58-8.5
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)
Mg 3Al 8BeO 16Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Weak

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
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Refractive Index

1.538-1.5501.70-1.73
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Hexagonal

Birefringence

0.0100.055
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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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
Transformation

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Spiritual Growth

Oligoclase Vs Taaffeite Fracture

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

Oligoclase Vs Taaffeite Luster

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