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Serpentine Vs Periclase


Periclase Vs Serpentine


Astrology

Origin
USA, Southern and central Africa, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy   
Austria, Spain, Russia, Canada, Australia   

Color
White, Yellow   
Colorless, Brownish, Yellow, Green, gray, White   

Streak
Not Available   
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
Projective   
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing   
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
Not Available   
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Specific Gravity
2.44-2.62   
3.7-3.9   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Not Available   
{001} perfect; {111} imperfect, may exhibit parting on , {011}   

Mohs Hardness
2.5-5.5   
5.5-6   

Chemical Composition
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
MgOMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Silky   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
Not Available   

Dispersion
None   
Not Available   

Transparency
Translucent   
TransparentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.560-1.571   
1.735-1.738   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Isometric   

Birefringence
0.008-0.014   
Not Available   

Clarity
Translucent   
TransparentWalter Schumann   

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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Serpentine Vs Periclase Fracture

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

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Serpentine Vs Periclase Luster

A primary knowledge about Serpentine vs Periclase 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. Periclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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