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Quartz
Quartz

Oligoclase
Oligoclase



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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Southern and central Africa

Color

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

Streak

White
White

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

-
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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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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

-
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Specific Gravity

2.652.62-2.67
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Uneven

Cleavage

{0110} Indistinct
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.

Mohs Hardness

76-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

None
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Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
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Refractive Index

1.544-1.5531.538-1.550
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

0.0090.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

Opaque
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus

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
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Harmony

Quartz Vs Oligoclase Fracture

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

Quartz Vs Oligoclase Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Oligoclase 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. Oligoclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.