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Pearl Vs Diamond


Diamond Vs Pearl


Astrology

Origin
Australia  
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Brazil.  

Color
Green, Blue  
Yellow, Brown, Blue, Reddish, Colorless, White, gray, Black  

Streak
White  
Colorless  

For which Rashi?
Cancer, Gemini  
Leo  

Planet
-  
Venus, Jupiter  

Element of Planets
Water  
-  

Energy
-  
-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
-  
-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
Venus  
Frigg  

Not to wear with
-  
-  

Powers
Protection, Love  
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
-  
-  

Talisman
-  
Leo  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.60-2.85  
3.50-3.53  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
none  
111 (perfect in four directions)  

Mohs Hardness
2.5-4.5  
10  

Chemical Composition
CaCO3  
C  

Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
-  
None  

Dispersion
0.03  
99+
0.04  
32

Transparency
Translucent, Opaque  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.52-1.66  
2.417-2.419  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
cubic  

Birefringence
0.156  
-9999  

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  
Excellent  

Reproductive
Supports reproductive health  
Like Jupiter, it bestows money, comforts and fortune on a person when it is strong and significantly well placed. It can be useful in the cure of venereal and reproductive system diseases. Wearing a diamond is said to give happiness in the married life as well as magnetism and attractiveness to the wearer.  

Digestive
Supports digestive health  
Supports digestive health  

Psychology
Purity  
Purity  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Physical healing  

Qualities Associated
Purity  
Clarity  

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Pearl Vs Diamond Fracture

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

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Pearl Vs Diamond Luster

A primary knowledge about Pearl vs Diamond 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. Diamond, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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