Origin
Brazil, USA, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Russia
  
USA
  
Color
Blue, Violet, Colorless, Red, Green, Brown
  
White, Brown, pink
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Scorpio
  
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Planet
Pluto
  
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective
  
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Deities
Hephaestus
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Money
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
none
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.64-3.66
  
3.396-3.443
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
Brittle, Metallic
  
Cleavage
None, but may exhibit slight parting
  
[001] good, [100] and [110] fair
  
Mohs Hardness
8
  
3-4
  
Chemical Composition
MgAl2O4
  
Ca 2ZnSi 2O 7Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy
  
Pleochroism
Absent
  
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Dispersion
Not Available
  
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
  
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Refractive Index
1.73
  
1.672
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
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Crystal System
Isometric
  
tetragonal
  
Birefringence
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
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 Hardystonite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Spinel and Hardystonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Spinel Vs Hardystonite 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, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Hardystonite fracture is Brittle and Metallic.
Spinel Vs Hardystonite Luster
A primary knowledge about Spinel vs Hardystonite 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. Hardystonite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy, Resinous and Vitreous luster.