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Zircon Vs Glass


Glass Vs Zircon


Astrology

Origin
Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia   
Southern and central Africa   

Color
Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink, Yellow, Red, Brown, Green, Blue, Reddish, gray   
Green, Brown   

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Virgo, Sagittarius, Virgo, Sagittarius, Virgo   
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Planet
Jupiter   
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
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Deities
Apollo   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Protection   
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
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Solubility
insoluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.93-4.73   
2.39-4.00   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)   
ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012), ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)   

Cleavage
{110} and {111}   
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Mohs Hardness
7.5   
4-6   

Chemical Composition
ZrSiO4   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
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Pleochroism
Weak   
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Dispersion
0.04   
11
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Transparency
Transparent   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.810-2.024   
1.48-1.70   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal   
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Birefringence
0.047-0.055   
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Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

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
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Zircon Vs Glass Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Zircon and Glass Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Zircon Vs Glass 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 Zircon is Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Glass fracture is ConchoidalGemdat.org, ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012) and Management Team (2012).

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Zircon Vs Glass Luster

A primary knowledge about Zircon vs Glass 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. Zircon exhibits Adamantine luster.

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