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Shigaite Vs Anorthite


Anorthite Vs Shigaite


Astrology

Origin
Not Available  
Not Available, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Yellow, Brown, Black, orange  
White, Reddish, Colorless, gray, Red  

Streak
Yellow, White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Moderately flexible  
Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.32  
2.77  

Fracture
Flexible Flexible fragments.  
Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Cleavage
Perfect on {0001}  
Perfect [001] good [010] poor [110]  

Mohs Hardness
2  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
Not Available  
CaAl 2Si 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Distinct  
colorless.  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.546  
1.575-1.588  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Triclinic  

Birefringence
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0.012-0.013  

Clarity
Not Available  
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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Shigaite Vs Anorthite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Shigaite and Anorthite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Shigaite Vs Anorthite 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 Shigaite is Flexible Flexible fragments.. Anorthite fracture is Uneven, Gems and Sixth Edition (2006).

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Shigaite Vs Anorthite Luster

A primary knowledge about Shigaite vs Anorthite 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. Shigaite exhibits Vitreous luster. Anorthite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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