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Seraphinite Vs Ruby


Ruby Vs Seraphinite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya  

Color
Green  
Red, pink  

Streak
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White  

For which Rashi?
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Leo, Scorpio, Cancer, Sagittarius  

Planet
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Mars  

Element of Planets
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Energy
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Projective  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Finger  

Ring Metal
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Gold, Copper  

Deities
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Buddha, Krishna  

Not to wear with
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Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gomedh  

Powers
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Wealth, Joy  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Pisces  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-3.02  
3.97-4.05  

Fracture
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Conchoidal  

Cleavage
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No true cleavage  

Mohs Hardness
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9  

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Al(Si 3Al)O 10(OH) 8Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  
Al 2 O 3  

Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly, Greasy  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
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Strong: purplish-red  

Dispersion
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0.02  
21

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.571-1.597  
1.762-1.778  

Optic Character
Biaxial/+  
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Crystal System
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Trigonal  

Birefringence
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0.008  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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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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Seraphinite Vs Ruby Fracture

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

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Seraphinite Vs Ruby Luster

A primary knowledge about Seraphinite vs Ruby 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. Seraphinite exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster. Ruby, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.

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