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Pezzottaite Vs Dravite


Dravite Vs Pezzottaite


Astrology

Origin
Afghanistan  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, pink  
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, Black  

Streak
White  
Colorless  

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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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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
2.90-3.14  
3.03-3.18  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven  
Uneven, Irregular, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Imperfect; basal  
{???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8  
7-7.5  

Chemical Composition
(Be,Cs) 3Al 2Si 6O 18 · 0.5H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.  
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Moderate dichroic  
Very strong: pale yellow colorless  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.598-1.620  
1.614-1.666  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
Trigonal Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m  

Birefringence
0.008-0.011  
0.014-0.032  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Self-Exploration  

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Pezzottaite Vs Dravite Fracture

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

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Pezzottaite Vs Dravite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pezzottaite vs Dravite 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. Pezzottaite exhibits Vitreous luster. Dravite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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