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Quartz
Quartz

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Franklinite



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Quartz Vs Franklinite

Astrology

Origin

Brazil
USA

Color

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

Streak

White
Reddish, Brown

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
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Solubility

-
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.655.05-5.22
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Uneven

Cleavage

{0110} Indistinct
None

Mohs Hardness

75.5-6
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
(Zn,Mn2+ ,Fe2+ )(Fe3+ ,Mn3+ ) 2O 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
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Pleochroism

None
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Dispersion

0.010.19
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Translucent

Refractive Index

1.544-1.553-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
Isometric Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m

Birefringence

0.009-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Opaque
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

-
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Respiratory

Good
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Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Clarity
Creativity

Healing

Emotional healing
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Qualities Associated

Clarity
Grounding

Quartz Vs Franklinite Fracture

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

Quartz Vs Franklinite Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Franklinite 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.