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Siderite Vs Copper


Copper Vs Siderite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil  
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Color
Yellow, Brown, gray, Greenish  
Green, Brown, Red, pink, Red  

Streak
White  
rose  

For which Rashi?
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Taurus, Sagittarius, Taurus, Sagittarius, Taurus, Sagittarius  

Planet
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Venus  

Element of Planets
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Water  

Energy
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Receptive  

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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Protection  

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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.83-3.89  
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Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle  
Hackly Jagged, torn surfaces, (e.g. fractured metals)., torn surfaces, (e.g. fractured metals).  

Cleavage
Perfect on {01 1 1}  
None  

Mohs Hardness
3.5-4.5  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
Fe2+ CO 3Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
Cu  

Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly  
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
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Refractive Index
1.633-1.875  
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Isometric Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m  

Birefringence
0.242  
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Clarity
Transparent  
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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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Siderite Vs Copper Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Siderite and Copper Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Siderite Vs Copper 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 Siderite is Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas and Brittle. Copper fracture is Hackly Jagged, torn surfaces, (e.g. fractured metals)., torn surfaces and (e.g. fractured metals)..

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Siderite Vs Copper Luster

A primary knowledge about Siderite vs Copper 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. Siderite exhibits Pearly luster.

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