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Prehnite Vs Zircon


Zircon Vs Prehnite


Astrology

Origin
Australia, Southern and central Africa, green, brown, France  
Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia  

Color
Green, Colorless, gray, Yellow, White  
Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless, Red, pink, Reddish, gray  

Streak
Colorless  
White  

For which Rashi?
Libra  
Sagittarius, Virgo  

Planet
Venus  
Jupiter  

Element of Planets
Earth  
Earth, Water  

Energy
Receptive  
Projective  

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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Freya  
Apollo  

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Powers
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Protection  

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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
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insoluble  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.80-2.95  
3.93-4.73  

Fracture
Uneven, Yellow, White, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Metallic  
Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  

Cleavage
Distinct on [001]  
{110} and {111}  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
7.5  

Chemical Composition
Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)  
ZrSiO4  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann  
Weak  

Dispersion
None  
0.04  
11

Transparency
Translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.611-1.673  
1.810-2.024  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
tetragonal  

Birefringence
0.021-0.033  
0.047-0.055  

Clarity
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Digestive
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Prehnite Vs Zircon Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Prehnite and Zircon Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Prehnite Vs Zircon 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 Uneven, Yellow, White, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle and Metallic. Zircon fracture is Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).

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Prehnite Vs Zircon Luster

A primary knowledge about Prehnite vs Zircon 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. Zircon, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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