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Sarcopside Vs Powellite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
India

Color

Red, Blue, Green, Reddish, Brown
Yellow, Greenish, Blue, Brown, Green, gray

Streak

White
Yellow

For which Rashi?

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Planet

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Element of Planets

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Energy

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How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

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Deities

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Not to wear with

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Powers

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Birthstone

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

3.79-3.944.23
1 7.18
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Fracture

Lamellar, Splintery
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{100} Good, {001} Good, {010} Poor
{111} Distinct

Mohs Hardness

43.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeAs
CaMoO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Waxy
Greasy, Subadamantine

Pleochroism

-
In deeply colored specimens: blue greenAnthony et al

Dispersion

0.010.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

TranslucentAnthony et al
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.670-1.7341.974-1.984
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TranslucentAnthony et al
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

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Healing

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Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Emotional Healing
Vitality

Sarcopside Vs Powellite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sarcopside and Powellite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sarcopside Vs Powellite 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 Sarcopside is Lamellar and Splintery. Powellite fracture is Conchoidal.

Sarcopside Vs Powellite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sarcopside vs Powellite 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. Sarcopside exhibits Waxy luster. Powellite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Subadamantine luster.