Origin
Canada, USA, Brazil, Italy, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Russia, Burma, Australia
  
Turkey
  
Color
Colorless, gray, Yellow, White
  
Colorless, White, Yellow, White, Greenish, gray, Brown, Colorless, Yellow
  
Streak
Colorless
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
Very brittle
  
Solubility
insoluble
  
insoluble
  
Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.40
  
3.30-3.40
  
Fracture
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, poor on {201} with 38.5° angle between the two
  
{010} perfect, {110} distinct, {100} in traces
  
Mohs Hardness
6-6.5
  
6.5-7
  
Chemical Composition
LiAlSi 4O 10Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
AlO(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
  
Pearly
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Strong
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
1.502-1.523
  
1.702-1.750
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic
  
Orthorhombic
  
Birefringence
0.012-0.016
  
0.048
  
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Petalite Vs Diaspore Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Petalite and Diaspore Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Petalite Vs Diaspore 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 Petalite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Subconchoidal. Diaspore fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal and Conchoidal.
Petalite Vs Diaspore Luster
A primary knowledge about Petalite vs Diaspore 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. Petalite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Diaspore, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.