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Viridine Vs Jade


Jade Vs Viridine


Astrology

Origin
Sri Lanka  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Guatemala  

Color
-  
Green, Brown, gray  

Streak
-  
-  

For which Rashi?
-  
Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries  

Planet
-  
Venus, Neptune  

Element of Planets
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Water  

Energy
-  
-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
-  
-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
-  
Freyja, Buddha  

Not to wear with
-  
-  

Powers
-  
-  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
-  
-  

Talisman
-  
-  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.05-3.21  
2.90-3.38  

Fracture
-  
Splintery  

Cleavage
None  
1 or 2,2 prismatic.  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
6-7  

Chemical Composition
(Al,Mn3+ ) 2SiO 4OGemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6  

Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
-  
-  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Translucent, Translucent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.629-1.660  
1.600-1.688  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
-  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.007-0.013  
0.020-0.027  

Clarity
Transparent  
Translucent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
-  
Enhances mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
-  
-  

Respiratory
-  
Good  

Reproductive
-  
-  

Digestive
-  
-  

Psychology
Harmony  
Harmony  

Healing
Physical healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Harmony  

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Viridine Vs Jade Fracture

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

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Viridine Vs Jade Luster

A primary knowledge about Viridine vs Jade 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. Jade, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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