Wulfenite Vs Verdelite
Origin
Austria
  
Afghanistan, Brazil, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, USA
  
Color
Red, Yellow, Brown, orange, gray, Green
  
Green, Brown
  
Streak
White
  
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
6.50-7.00
  
2.90-3.40
  
Fracture
Irregular, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
Cleavage
On {011}, distinct; on {001}, {013}, indistinct
  
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Mohs Hardness
3
  
7-7.5
  
Chemical Composition
PbMoO 4Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Na(Li 1.5Al 1.5)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012) Formula given for elbaite.
  
Luster
Adamantine, Resinous
  
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Pleochroism
Weak
  
Strong: dark green yellow
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
2.280-2.405
  
1.614-1.666
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal
  
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Birefringence
0.122
  
0.014-0.040
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
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
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Wulfenite Vs Verdelite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Wulfenite and Verdelite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Wulfenite Vs Verdelite 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 Brittle, Conchoidal and Irregular. Verdelite fracture is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Gemstones (2009).
Wulfenite Vs Verdelite Luster
A primary knowledge about Wulfenite vs Verdelite 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.