Prasiolite Vs Spodumene
Origin
Canada
  
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, Pakistan, Canada
  
Color
Green
  
Green, White
  
Streak
Not Available
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus
  
Not Available
  
Planet
Jupiter
  
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Element of Planets
Water
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive
  
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Deities
Goddess
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
Brittle
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
insoluble
  
Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
2.65
  
3.15-3.21
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Uneven, Subconchoidal, Gemstones (2009)
  
Cleavage
3,1
  
Perfect prismatic, two directions {110} ∧ {1 1 0} at 87°
  
Mohs Hardness
7
  
6-7
  
Chemical Composition
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
LiAlSi2O6
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Very weak: light green pale greenWalter Schumann
  
Strong in kunzite: α-purple
  
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
1.544-1.553
  
1.657-1.681
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
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Crystal System
Trigonal
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.009
  
0.014-0.018
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Gems
  
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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Prasiolite Vs Spodumene Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Prasiolite and Spodumene Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Prasiolite Vs Spodumene 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, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Gemstones of the world (2001). Spodumene fracture is Gemstones (2009), Subconchoidal and Uneven.
Prasiolite Vs Spodumene Luster
A primary knowledge about Prasiolite vs Spodumene 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. Spodumene, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.