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Variscite Vs Indicolite


Indicolite Vs Variscite


Astrology

Origin
Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Spain, Brazil   
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Color
Green, Blue, Colorless   
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet   

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
Virgo   
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Earth   
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
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Deities
Past Life Recall   
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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
2.42-2.58   
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Fracture
Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle   
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Cleavage
[010] perfect   
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Mohs Hardness
4-5   
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Chemical Composition
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Waxy   
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Pleochroism
MissingWalter Schumann   
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.   
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Refractive Index
1.560-1.594   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
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Birefringence
0.031   
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Clarity
Translucent   
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Benefits

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Reproductive
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Variscite Vs Indicolite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Variscite and Indicolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Variscite Vs Indicolite 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 Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Splintery.

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Variscite Vs Indicolite Luster

A primary knowledge about Variscite vs Indicolite 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.

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