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Quartz

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Chondrodite



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Quartz Vs Chondrodite

Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Southern and central Africa

Color

Black, Colorless, Green, Violet, White, Yellow, Blue, Red, pink, Brown, gray
Red, Yellow, Brownish, White, Reddish, Greenish, orange

Streak

White
Grey, Yellow, gray

For which Rashi?

Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius
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Planet

Venus
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Element of Planets

Earth, Water
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
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Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Nerthus
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Not to wear with

-
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Powers

Healing, Protection
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Birthstone

Planetary

-
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Talisman

-
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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

-
Soluble

Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

2.653.10-3.20
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Uneven, Conchoidal

Cleavage

{0110} Indistinct
Poor to good on (001)

Mohs Hardness

76-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
(Mg,Fe) 5(SiO 4) 2(F,OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Greasy

Pleochroism

None
X golden yellow to orange

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.544-1.5531.589-1.670
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
monoclinic

Birefringence

0.0090.027-0.032
0 0.296
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Clarity

Opaque
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

-
Supports heart health

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Clarity
Self-acceptance

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Emotional Balance

Quartz Vs Chondrodite Fracture

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

Quartz Vs Chondrodite Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Chondrodite 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. Quartz exhibits Vitreous luster. Chondrodite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster.