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Spinel Vs Amber


Amber Vs Spinel


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, USA, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Russia  
India  

Color
Blue, Violet, Colorless, Red, Green, Brown  
White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Black, pink, orange  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Scorpio  
Leo  

Planet
Pluto  
Sun  

Element of Planets
Not Available  
Earth, Air, Water  

Energy
Projective  
Projective  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Hephaestus  
Freyja  

Not to wear with
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Powers
Money  
Healing, Protection, Love  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Not Available  

Solubility
none  
Soluble  

Durability
Not Available  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
3.64-3.66  
1.05-1.10  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
None, but may exhibit slight parting  
None  

Mohs Hardness
8  
2-2.5  

Chemical Composition
MgAl2O4  
[C,H,O]  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Resinous  

Pleochroism
Absent  
AbsentWalter Schumann  

Dispersion
0.02  
18
Not Available  

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.73  
1.539-1.545  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
Isometric  
Amorphous  

Birefringence
Not Available  
Not Available  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

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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Spinel Vs Amber Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Spinel and Amber Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Spinel Vs Amber 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 Spinel is Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Amber fracture is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal and Brittle.

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Spinel Vs Amber Luster

A primary knowledge about Spinel vs Amber 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. Spinel exhibits Vitreous luster. Amber, on other hand, exhibits Resinous luster.

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