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Variscite Vs Faustite

Astrology

Origin

Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany
Southern and central Africa

Color

Green, Blue, Colorless
Green

Streak

White
Greenish, White

For which Rashi?

Virgo
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Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

Earth
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.42-2.582.9
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal

Cleavage

[010] perfect
{???} Indistinct

Mohs Hardness

4-54.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

AlPO4 · 2(H2O)
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Waxy
Waxy

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.
Translucent

Refractive Index

1.560-1.5941.612
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

Birefringence

0.031-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
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Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
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Respiratory

Good
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Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Harmony
Healing

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Healing

Variscite Vs Faustite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Variscite and Faustite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Variscite Vs Faustite 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 Variscite is Conchoidal, Splintery and ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Faustite fracture is Conchoidal.

Variscite Vs Faustite Luster

A primary knowledge about Variscite vs Faustite 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. Variscite exhibits Vitreous and Waxy luster. Faustite, on other hand, exhibits Waxy luster.