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Petrified Wood Vs Iolite


Iolite Vs Petrified Wood


Astrology

Origin
brown, green, brown, green   
Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Burma   

Color
Brown   
Blue, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Grey   

Streak
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For which Rashi?
All   
Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus, Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus, Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus   

Planet
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Jupiter   

Element of Planets
Earth   
Water   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
Receptive   

Deities
Goddess   
Goddess   

Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection   
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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
2.58-2.91   
2.6-2.7   

Fracture
Uneven   
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Cleavage
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3,1   

Mohs Hardness
7   
7-7.5   

Chemical Composition
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Mg2Al4Si5O18   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
None   
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
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1.52-1.56   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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Clarity
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Transparent to translucent   

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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Petrified Wood Vs Iolite Fracture

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

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Petrified Wood Vs Iolite Luster

A primary knowledge about Petrified Wood vs Iolite 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. Iolite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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