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Shigaite Vs Euclase


Euclase Vs Shigaite


Astrology

Origin
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Brazil, Colombia, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Yellow, Brown, Black, orange  
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, White, Green  

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  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.32  
3.08-3.12  

Fracture
Flexible Flexible fragments.  
ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001), Brittle, Metallic  

Cleavage
Perfect on {0001}  
{010} Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
2  
7.5  

Chemical Composition
Not Available  
BeAlSiO 4(OH)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Distinct  
Weak: colorless-(greenish) yellow  

Dispersion
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0.02  
23

Transparency
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Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  

Refractive Index
1.546  
1.650-1.677  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a  

Birefringence
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0.019-0.025  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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Neurological
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Shigaite Vs Euclase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Shigaite and Euclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Shigaite Vs Euclase 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.. Euclase fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001), Brittle and Metallic.

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Shigaite Vs Euclase Luster

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

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