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Viridine Vs Painite


Painite Vs Viridine


Astrology

Origin
Sri Lanka  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
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Brownish, Red, orange  

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
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.05-3.21  
4.00-4.03  

Fracture
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Conchoidal  

Cleavage
None  
Distinct  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
7.5-8  

Chemical Composition
(Al,Mn3+ ) 2SiO 4OGemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
CaZrBAl 9O 18Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
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Strong dichroism: yellow-brown red to brown-violet (pinkish samples: nearly colorless pale orangy-pink)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
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Refractive Index
1.629-1.660  
1.787-1.816  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Birefringence
0.007-0.013  
0.029  

Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Harmony  
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Healing
Physical healing  
Physical healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Transformation  

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Viridine Vs Painite Fracture

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

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Viridine Vs Painite Luster

A primary knowledge about Viridine vs Painite 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.

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