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Prasiolite
Prasiolite

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Astrology

Origin

Canada
Brazil

Color

Green
Black, Colorless, Green, Violet, White, Yellow, Blue, Red, pink, Brown, gray

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius

Planet

Jupiter
Venus

Element of Planets

Water
Earth, Water

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
Nerthus

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
Healing, Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.652.65
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal

Cleavage

3,1
{0110} Indistinct

Mohs Hardness

77
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
SiO2

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Very weak: light green pale greenWalter Schumann
None

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

1.544-1.5531.544-1.553
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
Trigonal

Birefringence

0.0090.009
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Opaque

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
Supports reproductive health

Digestive

Supports digestive health
-

Psychology

-
Clarity

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Spiritual Connection
Clarity

Prasiolite Vs Quartz Fracture

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

Prasiolite Vs Quartz Luster

A primary knowledge about Prasiolite vs Quartz 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. Prasiolite exhibits Vitreous luster. Quartz, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.