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Quartz Vs Diamond


Diamond Vs Quartz


Astrology

Origin
Brazil  
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Brazil.  

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

Streak
White  
Colorless  

For which Rashi?
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius  
Leo  

Planet
Venus  
Venus, Jupiter  

Element of Planets
Earth, Water  
-  

Energy
-  
-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
-  
-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
Nerthus  
Frigg  

Not to wear with
-  
-  

Powers
Healing, Protection  
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
-  
-  

Talisman
-  
Leo  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
-  

Solubility
-  
Soluble  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.65  
3.50-3.53  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{0110} Indistinct  
111 (perfect in four directions)  

Mohs Hardness
7  
10  

Chemical Composition
SiO2  
C  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
None  
None  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.04  
32

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.544-1.553  
2.417-2.419  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Trigonal  
cubic  

Birefringence
0.009  
-9999  

Clarity
Opaque  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus  
Enhances mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
-  
Supports heart health  

Respiratory
Good  
Excellent  

Reproductive
Supports reproductive health  
Like Jupiter, it bestows money, comforts and fortune on a person when it is strong and significantly well placed. It can be useful in the cure of venereal and reproductive system diseases. Wearing a diamond is said to give happiness in the married life as well as magnetism and attractiveness to the wearer.  

Digestive
-  
Supports digestive health  

Psychology
Clarity  
Purity  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Physical healing  

Qualities Associated
Clarity  
Clarity  

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Quartz Vs Diamond Fracture

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

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Quartz Vs Diamond Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Diamond 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. Diamond, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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