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Quartz
Quartz

Sanidine
Sanidine



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Quartz Vs Sanidine

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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Madagascar, Southern and central Africa

Color

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

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

2.652.54-2.61
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Uneven

Cleavage

{0110} Indistinct
{001} Perfect, {010} Good

Mohs Hardness

76
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
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Pleochroism

None
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Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.544-1.5531.518-1.536
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

0.0090.005-0.008
0 0.296
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Clarity

Opaque
Transparent

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
Creativity

Quartz Vs Sanidine Fracture

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

Quartz Vs Sanidine Luster

A primary knowledge about Quartz vs Sanidine 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.