Origin
Southern and central Africa, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  
USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Color: colorless, Not Available, brown, blue bluish, Hardness: 6.5 7, Refractive index: 1.673 1.693, Density: 3.26 3.36, Chemical composition: Ca2(Fe, Mn)Al2BSi4O15(OH), Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.
  
Color
Green, Blue, Green, Blue, Green
  
Green, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey
  
Streak
Greenish, White, Greenish, White, Greenish, White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Virgo
  
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
Gaia, Goddess, The All
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
Decomposed by acids
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.96
  
3.26-3.36
  
Fracture
Not Available
  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {010}
  
Good on {100}
  
Mohs Hardness
5
  
6.5-7
  
Chemical Composition
(K,Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16•~8(H2O)
  
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
X: very light bluish green; Y and Z: brilliant bluish green
  
Strong
  
Dispersion
Not Available
  
Transparency
Not Available
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.550
  
1.656-1.704
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Biaxial/+
  
Crystal System
Triclinic
  
Triclinic
  
Birefringence
0.091
  
0.009-0.012
  
Clarity
Not Available
  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
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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Ajoite Vs Axinite Luster
A primary knowledge about Ajoite vs Axinite 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. Ajoite exhibits Vitreous luster. Axinite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.