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Quartz
Quartz

Malachite
Malachite



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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Southern and central Africa

Color

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

Streak

White
Green

For which Rashi?

Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius
Capricorn, Scorpio

Planet

Venus
Venus

Element of Planets

Earth, Water
Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Nerthus
Freyja

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Healing, Protection
Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.653.25-4.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

{0110} Indistinct
Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}

Mohs Hardness

73.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
Cu2CO3(OH)2

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

None
-

Dispersion

0.010.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Opaque

Refractive Index

1.544-1.5531.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
monoclinic

Birefringence

0.0090.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

Opaque
-

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
-

Digestive

-
Supports digestive health

Psychology

Clarity
Transformation

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Transformation

Quartz Vs Malachite Fracture

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

Quartz Vs Malachite Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Malachite 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. Malachite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Silky luster.