Origin
Southern and central Africa, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  
Austria, Spain, Russia, Canada, Australia
  
Color
Green, Blue, Green, Blue, Green
  
Colorless, Brownish, Yellow, Green, gray, White
  
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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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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
Decomposed by acids
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.96
  
3.7-3.9
  
Fracture
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Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {010}
  
{001} perfect; {111} imperfect, may exhibit parting on , {011}
  
Mohs Hardness
5
  
5.5-6
  
Chemical Composition
(K,Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16•~8(H2O)
  
MgOMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
X: very light bluish green; Y and Z: brilliant bluish green
  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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TransparentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.550
  
1.735-1.738
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Triclinic
  
Isometric
  
Birefringence
0.091
  
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Clarity
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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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Ajoite Vs Periclase Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Ajoite and Periclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Ajoite Vs Periclase 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. Periclase fracture is Brittle and Conchoidal.
Ajoite Vs Periclase Luster
A primary knowledge about Ajoite vs Periclase 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. Periclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.