Origin
USA
  
Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Colorless, orange
  
Green
  
Streak
Yellow, yellowish orange
  
Greenish, White
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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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
5.50-5.90
  
3.16-3.43
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle
  
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
On {10 1 0}, perfect; parting on {000 1 }
  
{110} Good, {110} Good
  
Mohs Hardness
4
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
(Zn,Mn2+ )OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si 2O 6Anthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)
  
Luster
Subadamantine, Resinous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Very weak
  
Weak: colorless -- very pale green -- very pale green
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
TransparentRobert C. Kammerling, The Journal of Gemmology (1995) More from other references
  
TranslucentAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Refractive Index
2.013-2.029
  
1.662-1.723
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal
  
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Birefringence
0.016
  
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Clarity
TransparentRobert C. Kammerling
  
TranslucentAnthony et al
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Healing
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Zincite Vs Omphacite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Zincite and Omphacite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Zincite Vs Omphacite 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 Zincite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Omphacite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven.
Zincite Vs Omphacite Luster
A primary knowledge about Zincite vs Omphacite 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. Zincite exhibits Resinous and Subadamantine luster. Omphacite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.