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Scorodite
Scorodite

Anhydrite
Anhydrite



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Scorodite Vs Anhydrite

Astrology

Origin

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Mexico

Color

Green, Grey, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, Violet, Red
Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, Brown, rose, gray

Streak

Greenish, White
White

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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Brittle

Solubility

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-

Durability

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-

Specific Gravity

-99992.90-2.98
1 7.18
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Fracture

Sub-Conchoidal, Splintery
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{201} Imperfect, {100} Poor, {001} Poor
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

3.5-43.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeAsO4·2H2O
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous, Resinous
Pearly, Greasy

Pleochroism

Weak
For violet varieties

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent

Refractive Index

-99991.570-1.614
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.042-0.044
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Transformation
Calmness

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Emotional Healing & Clarity
Acceptance

Scorodite Vs Anhydrite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Scorodite and Anhydrite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Scorodite Vs Anhydrite 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 Scorodite is Sub-Conchoidal and Splintery. Anhydrite fracture is Conchoidal.

Scorodite Vs Anhydrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Scorodite vs Anhydrite 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. Scorodite exhibits Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous and Resinous luster. Anhydrite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster.