Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Origins: Brazil, China. Aquamarine is a light blue or light greenish-blue variety of beryl
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
Blue
For which Rashi?
Gemini
Pisces, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Earth
Water
Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
Poseidon/Neptune
Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
2.66-2.80
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
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Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
3,1 basal
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Be3Al2SiO6
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.570-1.592
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
0.005-0.009
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent to translucent
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
Calms the mind and enhances clarity of thought
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
Courage
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Courage
Apatite Vs Aquamarine Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Aquamarine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Aquamarine 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 Aquamarine Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Aquamarine 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. Aquamarine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.