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Painite Vs Steatite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

Brownish, Red, orange
Greenish

Streak

White
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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

4.00-4.032.20-2.80
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
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Cleavage

Distinct
Perfect

Mohs Hardness

7.5-8-9999
2 10
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Chemical Composition

CaZrBAl 9O 18Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Mg 3Si 4O 10(OH) 2Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)

Optical Properties

Luster

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Pleochroism

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

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Refractive Index

1.787-1.8161.539-1.596
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Birefringence

0.0290.046-0.050
0 0.296
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Clarity

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OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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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

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Peace

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Transformation
Emotional Healing

Painite Vs Steatite Fracture

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

Painite Vs Steatite Luster

A primary knowledge about Painite vs Steatite 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.