Serpentine Vs Siderite
Origin
USA, Southern and central Africa, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy
  
Brazil
  
Color
White, Yellow
  
Yellow, Brown, gray, Greenish
  
Streak
Not Available
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Gemini
  
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Planet
Saturn
  
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Element of Planets
Not Available
  
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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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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
2.44-2.62
  
3.83-3.89
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Not Available
  
Perfect on {01 1 1}
  
Mohs Hardness
2.5-5.5
  
3.5-4.5
  
Chemical Composition
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Fe2+ CO 3Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
  
Pearly
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Not Available
  
Dispersion
None
  
Not Available
  
Transparency
Translucent
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.560-1.571
  
1.633-1.875
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
monoclinic
  
Trigonal
  
Birefringence
0.008-0.014
  
0.242
  
Clarity
Translucent
  
Transparent
  
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 Siderite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Serpentine and Siderite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Serpentine Vs Siderite 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. Siderite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Uneven and UnevenArthur Thomas.
Serpentine Vs Siderite Luster
A primary knowledge about Serpentine vs Siderite 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. Siderite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.