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Quartz Vs Nosean


Nosean 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   
White, Blue, gray, Green, Brown   

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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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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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   
2.30-2.40   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, Gems   
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
{0110} Indistinct   
{110} Perfect   

Mohs Hardness
7   
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Chemical Composition
SiO2   
Na 8Al 6Si 6O 24(SO 4) · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)   

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   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.544-1.553   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
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Birefringence
0.009   
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Clarity
Opaque   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

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 Nosean Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Quartz and Nosean Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Quartz Vs Nosean 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 Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal and Gems. Nosean fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven.

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Quartz Vs Nosean Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Nosean 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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