Origin
Australia
  
USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Color: green, yellow-green, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.66 1.71, Density: 3.25 3.55, Chemical composition: CaMg(Si2O6), Crystal structure: monoclinic, Origins: USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka
  
Color
Colorless, White, Brownish, Yellow, Brown
  
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray
  
Streak
White
  
White, White, Green
  
For which Rashi?
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Planet
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Element of Planets
Not Available
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ring Metal
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Energy
Not Available
  
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Not Available
  
Brittle
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
3.22-3.40
  
Fracture
ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
None
  
Distinct/good on {110}
  
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
Al 4(Ta,Nb) 3(O,OH,F) 14Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
CaMgSi2O6
  
Luster
Adamantine
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas
  
Not Available
  
Dispersion
Not Available
  
Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .
  
Refractive Index
1.994-2.040
  
1.664-1.730
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
Not Available
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.046
  
0.024-0.030
  
Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
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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Simpsonite Vs Diopside Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Simpsonite and Diopside Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Simpsonite Vs Diopside 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 Simpsonite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) and Handbook of mineralogy (2001). Diopside fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and UnevenWalter Schumann.
Simpsonite Vs Diopside Luster
A primary knowledge about Simpsonite vs Diopside 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. Simpsonite exhibits Adamantine luster. Diopside, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.