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Wulfenite
Wulfenite

Barite
Barite



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Wulfenite Vs Barite

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Astrology

Origin

Austria
Southern and central Africa

Color

Red, Yellow, Brown, orange, gray, Green
White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, Reddish, Brown, Red

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

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Aquarius

Planet

-
Uranus

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
Cronos

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

6.50-7.004.48
1 7.18
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Fracture

Irregular, Conchoidal
Uneven

Cleavage

On {011}, distinct; on {001}, {013}, indistinct
{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect

Mohs Hardness

33-3.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

PbMoO 4Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
BaSO4

Optical Properties

Luster

Adamantine, Resinous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Weak
colorless.

Dispersion

0.030.05
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

2.280-2.405-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

tetragonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.122-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
-

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

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Psychology

Confidence
Harmony

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Confidence
Transformation

Wulfenite Vs Barite Fracture

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

Wulfenite Vs Barite Luster

A primary knowledge about Wulfenite vs Barite 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. Wulfenite exhibits Adamantine and Resinous luster. Barite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.