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Paraiba Vs Barite


Barite Vs Paraiba


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Origin
Brazil, Mozambique   
Not Available, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Blue, Green   
White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, Reddish, Brown, Red, Brown   

Streak
Not Available   
White   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Aquarius   

Planet
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Uranus   

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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Receptive, Projective   

Deities
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Cronos   

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
3.04-3.13   
4.48   

Fracture
Not Available   
Uneven   

Cleavage
Not Available   
{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect   

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5   
3-3.5   

Chemical Composition
Not Available   
BaSO4   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
colorless.   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.618-1.643   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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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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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Paraiba Vs Barite Fracture

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

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Paraiba Vs Barite Luster

A primary knowledge about Paraiba vs Barite 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. Barite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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