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Quartz Vs Milarite


Milarite Vs Quartz


Astrology

Origin
Brazil  
Brazil  

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

Streak
White  
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  
2.52-2.60  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, Gems  
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Metallic  

Cleavage
{0110} Indistinct  
{0001} Imperfect, {1120} Imperfect  

Mohs Hardness
7  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
SiO2  
KCa 2AlBe 2Si 12O 30 · 0.5H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
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Pleochroism
None  
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Dispersion
0.01  
27
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  

Refractive Index
1.544-1.553  
1.529-1.560  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
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Birefringence
0.009  
0.000-0.011  

Clarity
Opaque  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

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 Milarite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Quartz and Milarite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Quartz Vs Milarite 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. Milarite fracture is Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle and Metallic.

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Quartz Vs Milarite Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Milarite 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.

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