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Viridine Vs Anatase


Anatase Vs Viridine


Astrology

Origin
Sri Lanka  
Switzerland  

Color
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Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Reddish, Black, Brown, gray  

Streak
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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
-  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.05-3.21  
3.82-3.97  

Fracture
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Subconchoidal, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
None  
Perfect on [001] and [011]  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
(Al,Mn3+ ) 2SiO 4OGemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Adamantine  

Pleochroism
-  
Weak  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.21  
6

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.629-1.660  
2.488-2.562  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
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tetragonal  

Birefringence
0.007-0.013  
0.073  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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-  

Cardiovascular
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Supports heart health  

Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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-  

Digestive
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Psychology
Harmony  
Clarity  

Healing
Physical healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
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Viridine Vs Anatase Fracture

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

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Viridine Vs Anatase Luster

A primary knowledge about Viridine vs Anatase 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. Anatase, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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