Origin
Brazil
Brazil, Colombia, Southern and central Africa
Color
Black, Colorless, Green, Violet, White, Yellow, Blue, Red, pink, Brown, gray
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, White, Green
For which Rashi?
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water
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Powers
Healing, Protection
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Specific Gravity
2.65
3.08-3.12
Fracture
Conchoidal
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Cleavage
{0110} Indistinct
{010} Perfect
Chemical Composition
SiO2
BeAlSiO 4(OH)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Pleochroism
None
Weak: colorless-(greenish) yellow
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
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Refractive Index
1.544-1.553
1.650-1.677
Crystal System
Trigonal
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
Birefringence
0.009
0.019-0.025
Clarity
Opaque
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Psychology
Clarity
Harmony
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Clarity
Communication
Quartz Vs Euclase Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Quartz and Euclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Quartz Vs Euclase 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. Euclase fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann.
Quartz Vs Euclase Luster
A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Euclase 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. Euclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.