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Pearl

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Anhydrite



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Astrology

Origin

Australia
Mexico

Color

Green, Blue
Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, Brown, rose, gray

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

Cancer, Gemini
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Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

Water
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Venus
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Protection, Love
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Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.60-2.852.90-2.98
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

none
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

2.5-4.53.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

CaCO3
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Pearly
Pearly, Greasy

Pleochroism

-
For violet varieties

Dispersion

0.030.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent, Opaque
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.52-1.661.570-1.614
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.1560.042-0.044
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
Supports heart health

Respiratory

Excellent
Good

Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
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Digestive

Supports digestive health
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Psychology

Purity
Calmness

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Purity
Acceptance

Pearl Vs Anhydrite Fracture

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

Pearl Vs Anhydrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pearl vs Anhydrite 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. Pearl exhibits Pearly luster. Anhydrite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster.