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Pargasite Vs Variscite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa, Vietnam
Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany

Color

Green, Black, Brown
Green, Blue, Colorless

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

-
Virgo

Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

-
Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.04-3.262.42-2.58
1 7.18
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Fracture

Splintery, Uneven
Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann

Cleavage

{110} perfect
[010] perfect

Mohs Hardness

5-64-5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

NaCa 2(Mg 4Al)Si 6Al 2O 22(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Waxy

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.

Refractive Index

1.613-1.6631.560-1.594
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

monoclinic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.0200.031
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

-
Supports heart health

Respiratory

Excellent
Good

Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
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Digestive

-
-

Psychology

-
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Healing
Harmony

Pargasite Vs Variscite Fracture

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

Pargasite Vs Variscite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pargasite vs Variscite 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. Pargasite exhibits Vitreous luster. Variscite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Waxy luster.