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Spodumene Vs Edenite


Edenite Vs Spodumene


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Origin
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, Pakistan, Canada   
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Color
Green, White   
Green, Colorless, gray, White, Green, Colorless, gray, White   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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
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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
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
insoluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.15-3.21   
3.05-3.37   

Fracture
Uneven, Subconchoidal, Gemstones (2009)   
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Perfect prismatic, two directions {110} ∧ {1 1 0} at 87°   
Good on (110)   

Mohs Hardness
6-7   
5-6   

Chemical Composition
LiAlSi2O6   
NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(OH)2   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Strong in kunzite: α-purple   
Distinct   

Dispersion
0.02   
22
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Transparency
Transparent   
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Refractive Index
1.657-1.681   
1.606-1.649   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.014-0.018   
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Clarity
Gems   
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Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Spodumene Vs Edenite Fracture

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

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Spodumene Vs Edenite Luster

A primary knowledge about Spodumene vs Edenite 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. Spodumene exhibits Vitreous luster. Edenite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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