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Strontianite
Strontianite

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Strontianite Vs Agate

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Brazil

Color

Colorless, White, Brown, Green, Greenish, gray
Yellow, Red, White, Colorless, Blue, Green, pink, Black, Brown

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

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Gemini

Planet

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-

Element of Planets

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Water

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Bragi

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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Courage, Love, Healing, Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.63-3.792.60-2.64
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{110} Good
Indiscernible

Mohs Hardness

3.56.5-7
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SrCO 3Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
SiO2

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Greasy
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Absent

Dispersion

0.040.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
Translucent

Refractive Index

1.517-1.6671.530-1.543
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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Trigonal

Birefringence

-99990.004
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Supports heart health

Digestive

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Supports heart health

Psychology

Harmony
Stability

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Harmony

Strontianite Vs Agate Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Strontianite and Agate Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Strontianite Vs Agate 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 Strontianite is Uneven and Conchoidal. Agate fracture is Conchoidal.

Strontianite Vs Agate Luster

A primary knowledge about Strontianite vs Agate 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. Strontianite exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster. Agate, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.