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Painite

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Painite Vs Kainite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Austria, Mexico, China

Color

Brownish, Red, orange
Colorless, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Violet, Blue, 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

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

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Specific Gravity

4.00-4.032.15
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Splintery, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Distinct
{001}, perfect

Mohs Hardness

7.5-82.5-3
2 10
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Chemical Composition

CaZrBAl 9O 18Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
KMg(SO4)Cl

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
Visible: X = violet

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Refractive Index

1.787-1.8161.494
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

0.0290.022
0 0.296
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Clarity

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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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Adaptability

Healing

Physical healing
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Qualities Associated

Transformation
Balance

Painite Vs Kainite Fracture

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

Painite Vs Kainite Luster

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