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Plumbogummite Vs Variscite


Variscite Vs Plumbogummite


Astrology

Origin
Australia   
Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Spain, Brazil   

Color
Blue, Grey, Greenish, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Brown   
Green, Blue, Colorless   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Virgo   

Planet
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Element of Planets
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Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Projective   

Deities
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Past Life Recall   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Not Available   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
4.014   
2.42-2.58   

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal   
Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle   

Cleavage
None   
[010] perfect   

Mohs Hardness
4-5   
4-5   

Chemical Composition
Not Available   
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Resinous   
Vitreous, Waxy   

Pleochroism
None   
MissingWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Transparency
Not Available   
Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.   

Refractive Index
1.653-1.688   
1.560-1.594   

Optic Character
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Not Available   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
Not Available   
0.031   

Clarity
Not Available   
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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Plumbogummite Vs Variscite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Plumbogummite and Variscite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Plumbogummite Vs Variscite 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 Plumbogummite is Conchoidal and Uneven. Variscite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Splintery.

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Plumbogummite Vs Variscite Luster

A primary knowledge about Plumbogummite vs Variscite 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. Plumbogummite exhibits Resinous luster. Variscite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Waxy luster.

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