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Serpentine Vs Andesine


Andesine Vs Serpentine


Astrology

Origin
USA, Southern and central Africa, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy   
Colombia, Color: Red, Orangey Red, Orange, Yellow, color shift to Green, Hardness: 6 6.5, Refractive index: 1.55 1.56, Density: 2.66 2.70, Chemical composition: (Na, Ca)(Si, Al)4O8, Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: Congo, Tibet.   

Color
White, Yellow   
Red, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Yellow, Red, Colorless, gray, Yellow, Green, White   

Streak
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White   

For which Rashi?
Gemini   
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Planet
Saturn   
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Powers
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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
2.44-2.62   
2.65-2.69   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
Uneven, Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Cleavage
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Perfect on {001}, good on {010}   

Mohs Hardness
2.5-5.5   
6-6.5   

Chemical Composition
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
(Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Silky   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
colorless.   

Dispersion
None   
0.70   
2

Transparency
Translucent   
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
1.560-1.571   
1.543-1.564   

Optic Character
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Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.008-0.014   
0.007-0.011   

Clarity
Translucent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Serpentine Vs Andesine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Serpentine and Andesine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Serpentine Vs Andesine 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 Serpentine is Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven. Andesine fracture is Conchoidal, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven, Uneven and Uneven.

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Serpentine Vs Andesine Luster

A primary knowledge about Serpentine vs Andesine 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. Serpentine exhibits Greasy, Silky and Vitreous luster. Andesine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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