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Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz

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Humite



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Rose Quartz Vs Humite

Astrology

Origin

Brazil, Madagascar, Southern and central Africa, Mozambique
Vietnam

Color

Strong pink, pink
Yellow, Brown, White, orange

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

Taurus
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Planet

Venus
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Element of Planets

Earth, Water
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Love
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Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.653.20-3.32
1 7.18
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Fracture

ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indiscernible
Poor

Mohs Hardness

76-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 7(SiO 4) 3(F,OH) 2Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Weak: pink pale pinkHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
pale golden yellow or deep golden yellow

Dispersion

0.010.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.544-1.5531.607-1.675
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Hexagonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.009-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Calms the mind and promotes emotional healing
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Love
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Love
Harmony

Rose Quartz Vs Humite Fracture

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

Rose Quartz Vs Humite Luster

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