Origin
Afghanistan, Italy
  
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Color
Blue, Blue, Colorless, Blue, Colorless
  
Black, Green, Brown, Red, Greenish, Yellow, Brown, Green, Yellow, orange
  
Streak
White
  
Yellow, Green, Greenish, Yellow
  
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
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.55-2.65
  
4.48
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic
  
Cleavage
Perfect {10 1 0}
  
distinct; good on {0001}
  
Mohs Hardness
5.5-6
  
3.5-4.5
  
Chemical Composition
(Na,Ca,K) 8(Si,Al) 12O 24(SO 4,Cl,CO 3) 3(H 2O)Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
  
PbFe+++3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Resinous
  
Pleochroism
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visible
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Gemstones (2009)
  
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Refractive Index
1.523
  
1.957
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal
  
Trigonal
  
Birefringence
0.006
  
0.014
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
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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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Afghanite Vs Beudantite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Afghanite and Beudantite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Afghanite Vs Beudantite 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 Afghanite is Brittle, Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Beudantite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Metallic and Metallic.
Afghanite Vs Beudantite Luster
A primary knowledge about Afghanite vs Beudantite 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. Afghanite exhibits Vitreous luster. Beudantite, on other hand, exhibits Resinous and Vitreous luster.