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Amber Vs Amblygonite


Amblygonite Vs Amber


Astrology

Origin
India  
Ethiopia, Afghanistan, China, Australia, Color: light greenish blue, pale yellow or colorless. Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.58 1.61, Density: 3.04 3.11, Chemical composition: LiAl(PO4)F, Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: Brazil (major source); also found in USA, Germany, France, UK, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Namibia, Zaire, China and Australia., Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.  

Color
White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Black, pink, orange  
Brown, Green, White, Colorless, Yellow, Blue, gray, pink, Greenish  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Leo  
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Planet
Sun  
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Element of Planets
Earth, Air, Water  
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Energy
Projective  
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Freyja  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection, Love  
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
Soluble  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
1.05-1.10  
2.98-3.10  

Fracture
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  
Sub-Conchoidal, Irregular/uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  

Cleavage
None  
[100] Perfect, [110] Good, [011] Distinct  

Mohs Hardness
2-2.5  
6  

Chemical Composition
[C,H,O]  
(Li,Na)Al(PO 4)(F,OH)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Resinous  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann  
weak to none  

Dispersion
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0.01  
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  

Refractive Index
1.539-1.545  
1.578-1.646  

Optic Character
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Biaxial/+  

Crystal System
Amorphous  
Triclinic  

Birefringence
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0.020-0.030  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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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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Amber Vs Amblygonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Amber and Amblygonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Amber Vs Amblygonite 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 Amber is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal and Brittle. Amblygonite fracture is Sub-Conchoidal, Irregular/uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).

Amber Vs Amblygonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Amber vs Amblygonite 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. Amber exhibits Resinous luster. Amblygonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.