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Quartz Vs Faustite


Faustite Vs Quartz


Astrology

Origin
Brazil  
Southern and central Africa  

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

Streak
White  
Greenish, White, Greenish, White  

For which Rashi?
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius  
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Planet
Venus, Moon  
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water  
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Energy
Receptive  
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Nerthus  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection  
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.65  
2.9  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, Gems  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{0110} Indistinct  
{???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
7  
4.5  

Chemical Composition
SiO2  
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Waxy  

Pleochroism
None  
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Dispersion
0.01  
27
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  
Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.544-1.553  
1.612  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1  

Birefringence
0.009  
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Clarity
Opaque  
Translucent  

Benefits

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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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Quartz Vs Faustite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Quartz and Faustite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Quartz Vs Faustite 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, Conchoidal, Brittle and Gems. Faustite fracture is Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Conchoidal, Brittle and Conchoidal.

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Quartz Vs Faustite Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Faustite 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. Faustite, on other hand, exhibits Waxy luster.

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