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Wulfenite
Wulfenite

Malachite
Malachite



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Wulfenite Vs Malachite

Astrology

Origin

Austria
Southern and central Africa

Color

Red, Yellow, Brown, orange, gray, Green
Green

Streak

White
Green

For which Rashi?

-
Capricorn, Scorpio

Planet

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Venus

Element of Planets

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Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Freyja

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

6.50-7.003.25-4.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

Irregular, Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

On {011}, distinct; on {001}, {013}, indistinct
Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}

Mohs Hardness

33.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

PbMoO 4Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
Cu2CO3(OH)2

Optical Properties

Luster

Adamantine, Resinous
Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

Weak
-

Dispersion

0.030.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
Opaque

Refractive Index

2.280-2.4051.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

tetragonal
monoclinic

Birefringence

0.1220.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
-

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

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Supports digestive health

Psychology

Confidence
Transformation

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Confidence
Transformation

Wulfenite Vs Malachite Fracture

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

Wulfenite Vs Malachite Luster

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