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Painite Vs Euclase


Euclase Vs Painite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Brazil, Colombia, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Brownish, Red, orange  
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, White, Green  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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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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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
4.00-4.03  
3.08-3.12  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
Distinct  
{010} Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8  
7.5  

Chemical Composition
CaZrBAl 9O 18Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
BeAlSiO 4(OH)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Strong dichroism: yellow-brown red to brown-violet (pinkish samples: nearly colorless pale orangy-pink)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli  
Weak: colorless-(greenish) yellow  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.787-1.816  
1.650-1.677  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a  

Birefringence
0.029  
0.019-0.025  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Enhances 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
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Harmony  

Healing
Physical healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Transformation  
Communication  

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Painite Vs Euclase Fracture

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

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Painite Vs Euclase Luster

A primary knowledge about Painite vs Euclase 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. Euclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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