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Strontianite
Strontianite

Wardite
Wardite



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Strontianite Vs Wardite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Brazil

Color

Colorless, White, Brown, Green, Greenish, gray
Blue, Green, Colorless, White

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

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Planet

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Element of Planets

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Energy

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How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

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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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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Solubility

-
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Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

3.63-3.792.81
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{110} Good
{001} Perfect

Mohs Hardness

3.54.5-5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SrCO 3Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
NaAl 3(PO 4) 2(OH) 4 · 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Greasy
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Dispersion

0.040.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.517-1.6671.590-1.599
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Birefringence

-99990.009
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
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Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Harmony
Calmness

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Balance

Strontianite Vs Wardite Fracture

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

Strontianite Vs Wardite Luster

A primary knowledge about Strontianite vs Wardite 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. Wardite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.