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Wulfenite
Wulfenite

Mottramite
Mottramite



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Wulfenite Vs Mottramite

Astrology

Origin

Austria
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Color

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

Streak

White
Green, Brownish

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
Brittle

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

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Specific Gravity

6.50-7.005.9
1 7.18
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Fracture

Irregular, Conchoidal
Sub-Conchoidal

Cleavage

On {011}, distinct; on {001}, {013}, indistinct
None observed

Mohs Hardness

33
2 10
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Chemical Composition

PbMoO 4Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
PbCu(VO4)(OH)

Optical Properties

Luster

Adamantine, Resinous
Greasy

Pleochroism

Weak
Visible X=Y= canary yellow to greenish yellow

Dispersion

0.030.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

2.280-2.4052.170
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

tetragonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.1220.150
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Confidence
Confidence

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Confidence
Transformation

Wulfenite Vs Mottramite Fracture

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

Wulfenite Vs Mottramite Luster

A primary knowledge about Wulfenite vs Mottramite 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. Mottramite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy luster.