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Serpentine Vs Variscite


Variscite Vs Serpentine


Astrology

Origin
USA, Southern and central Africa, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy   
Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Spain, Brazil   

Color
White, Yellow   
Green, Blue, Colorless   

Streak
Not Available   
White   

For which Rashi?
Gemini   
Virgo   

Planet
Saturn   
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Element of Planets
Not Available   
Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
Projective   

Deities
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Past Life Recall   

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
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Solubility
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Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.44-2.62   
2.42-2.58   

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

Cleavage
Not Available   
[010] perfect   

Mohs Hardness
2.5-5.5   
4-5   

Chemical Composition
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Silky   
Vitreous, Waxy   

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
MissingWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
None   
Not Available   

Transparency
Translucent   
Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.   

Refractive Index
1.560-1.571   
1.560-1.594   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.008-0.014   
0.031   

Clarity
Translucent   
Translucent   

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 Variscite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Serpentine and Variscite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Serpentine Vs Variscite 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. Variscite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Splintery.

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Serpentine Vs Variscite Luster

A primary knowledge about Serpentine vs Variscite 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. Variscite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Waxy luster.

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