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Rhodolite Vs Bort


Bort Vs Rhodolite


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Origin
Brazil, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Sri Lanka  
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Color
Red  
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Streak
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For which Rashi?
Taurus  
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Planet
Mars  
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Element of Planets
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Energy
Projective  
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Venus  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Love  
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.84  
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Fracture
Conchoidal  
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Cleavage
none, may show indistinct parting  
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Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
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Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12  
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Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy, Vitreous  
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Pleochroism
None  
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Dispersion
None  
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)  
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Refractive Index
1.760  
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
cubic  
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Birefringence
0.010-0.014  
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
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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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Rhodolite Vs Bort Fracture

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

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Rhodolite Vs Bort Luster

A primary knowledge about Rhodolite vs Bort 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. Rhodolite exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.

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