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Selenite Vs Tanzanite


Tanzanite Vs Selenite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Tanzania, Yellow, green, Yellow, green   

Color
Not Available   
Blue   

Streak
Not Available   
White, Colorless   

For which Rashi?
Cancer   
Sagittarius, Pisces, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Virgo   

Planet
Moon   
Not Available   

Element of Planets
Water   
Air, Water, Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
Receptive, Projective   

Deities
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Goddess   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Love, Healing   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
Not Available   
Hard   

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
3.35   

Fracture
Not Available   
Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Cleavage
Not Available   
Perfect {010}, imperfect {100}   

Mohs Hardness
2   
6.5-7   

Chemical Composition
Not Available   
Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Present   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.03   
14

Transparency
Transparent   
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.685-1.707   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
Not Available   
0.006-0.018   

Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

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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Selenite Vs Tanzanite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Selenite and Tanzanite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Selenite Vs Tanzanite 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. Tanzanite fracture is Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001), Uneven and UnevenWalter Schumann.

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Selenite Vs Tanzanite Luster

A primary knowledge about Selenite vs Tanzanite 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. Selenite exhibits Vitreous luster. Tanzanite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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