Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
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Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet
For which Rashi?
Gemini
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Element of Planets
Earth
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Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
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Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
3.8-3.9
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
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Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
None
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Ca3Fe3+2Si3O12
Luster
Vitreous
Adamantine
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
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Transparency
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Transparent, Opaque, Transparent to opaque
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.888-1.889
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Isometric
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
-9999
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent to opaque
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
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Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
Supports heart health
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Motivation
Empowerment
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Transformation
Apatite Vs Andradite Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Andradite Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Andradite Garnet 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 Apatite is Conchoidal, Uneven and Conchoidal to uneven.
Apatite Vs Andradite Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Andradite Garnet 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. Apatite exhibits Vitreous luster. Andradite Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.