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Orthoclase Vs Diopside


Diopside Vs Orthoclase


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Origin
Russia   
USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Color: green, yellow-green, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.66 1.71, Density: 3.25 3.55, Chemical composition: CaMg(Si2O6), Crystal structure: monoclinic, Origins: USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka   

Color
Colorless, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow, White, pink   
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray   

Streak
White   
White, White, Green   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
Not Available   
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Durability
Not Available   
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Specific Gravity
2.54-2.61   
3.22-3.40   

Fracture
Gems, Uneven   
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Has perfect cleavage on {001} and good cleavage on {010}. Cleavages intersect at 90°.   
Distinct/good on {110}   

Mohs Hardness
6   
5-6   

Chemical Composition
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
CaMgSi2O6   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
colorless.   
Not Available   

Dispersion
0.01   
28
0.02   
22

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .   

Refractive Index
1.518-1.536   
1.664-1.730   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.0050-0.0060   
0.024-0.030   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Orthoclase Vs Diopside Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Orthoclase and Diopside Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Orthoclase Vs Diopside 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 Orthoclase is Gems and Uneven. Diopside fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and UnevenWalter Schumann.

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Orthoclase Vs Diopside Luster

A primary knowledge about Orthoclase vs Diopside 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. Orthoclase exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Diopside, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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