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Zektzerite Vs Kornerupine


Kornerupine Vs Zektzerite


Astrology

Origin
Madagascar  
Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia  

Color
Colorless, pink  
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow  

Streak
White  
White  

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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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Powers
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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
2.79  
3.25-3.45  

Fracture
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Conchoidal, Uneven  

Cleavage
{100} and {010} perfect  
Good on {110}  

Mohs Hardness
6  
6.5  

Chemical Composition
LiNa(Zr,Ti,Hf)Si 6O 15Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
Mg 3Al 6(Si,Al,B) 5O 21(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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X = colorless to green; Y = colorless  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent  
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Refractive Index
1.582-1.585  
1.660-1.685  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.003  
0.012-0.017  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

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
Empowerment  
Harmony  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
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Self-worth  

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Zektzerite Vs Kornerupine Fracture

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

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Zektzerite Vs Kornerupine Luster

A primary knowledge about Zektzerite vs Kornerupine 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. Zektzerite exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster. Kornerupine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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