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Zinnwaldite Vs Richterite


Richterite Vs Zinnwaldite


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Origin
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Canada, Australia   

Color
Yellow, Violet, Green, Brown, White, gray, Greenish   
Brown, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, gray, Violet   

Streak
White   
Yellow, White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

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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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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Elastic   
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.9-3.1   
3.0-3.5   

Fracture
Uneven   
Uneven, Brittle   

Cleavage
Perfect basal {001}   
Perfect   

Mohs Hardness
3.5-4.0   
5-6   

Chemical Composition
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Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly, Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Distinct   
Strong: pale yellow   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.565-1.625   
1.615   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.040-0.050   
0.021   

Clarity
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Benefits

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Reproductive
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Zinnwaldite Vs Richterite Fracture

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

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Zinnwaldite Vs Richterite Luster

A primary knowledge about Zinnwaldite vs Richterite 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. Zinnwaldite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Richterite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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