Origin
Australia, Southern and central Africa, green, brown, Australia, France, green, brown, Australia, France
  
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Southern and central Africa, Switzerland
  
Color
Green, Colorless, gray, Yellow, White
  
Colorless, Brownish, White
  
Streak
Colorless
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Libra
  
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Planet
Venus
  
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Element of Planets
Earth
  
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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
Freya
  
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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
  
Soluble
  
Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
2.80-2.95
  
2.20-2.23
  
Fracture
Uneven, Yellow, White, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Metallic
  
Irregular/uneven, UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Uneven
  
Cleavage
Distinct on [001]
  
Perfect on {110} and {1 1 0}
  
Mohs Hardness
6-6.5
  
5-5.5
  
Chemical Composition
Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)
  
CaAl 2Si 3O 10 · 3H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Silky, Fibrous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
X: colourless Y: colourless Z: colourless
  
Dispersion
None
  
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Transparency
Translucent
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.611-1.673
  
1.512-1.523
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.021-0.033
  
0.011
  
Clarity
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
  
Transparent
  
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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Prehnite Vs Scolecite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Prehnite and Scolecite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Prehnite Vs Scolecite 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 Prehnite is Brittle, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Metallic, Uneven, UnevenWalter Schumann, White and Yellow. Scolecite fracture is Brittle, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Irregular/uneven, Uneven and UnevenAnthony et al.
Prehnite Vs Scolecite Luster
A primary knowledge about Prehnite vs Scolecite 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. Prehnite exhibits Vitreous luster. Scolecite, on other hand, exhibits Fibrous, Silky and Vitreous luster.