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Sard Vs Pargasite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa, Vietnam

Color

White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet
Green, Black, Brown

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

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-

Planet

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-

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

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

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.58-2.633.04-3.26
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Splintery, Uneven

Cleavage

None
{110} perfect

Mohs Hardness

6.5-75-6
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
NaCa 2(Mg 4Al)Si 6Al 2O 22(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Waxy
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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-

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.535-1.5391.613-1.663
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

0.008-0.0100.020
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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-

Cardiovascular

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-

Respiratory

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Excellent

Reproductive

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Supports reproductive health

Digestive

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-

Psychology

Strength
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Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Protection
Healing

Sard Vs Pargasite Fracture

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

Sard Vs Pargasite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sard vs Pargasite 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. Sard exhibits Waxy luster. Pargasite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.