Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Canada, Russia
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
Black, Green, gray
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
3.3-3.5
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Uneven
Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
Perfect on [110]
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
NaNa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
Strong: Blue-greens
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.652-1.699
Crystal System
Hexagonal
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
-9999
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
Promotes psychic abilities and spiritual growth
Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
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Respiratory
Good
Excellent
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Motivation
Insight
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Manifestation
Apatite Vs Arfvedsonite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Arfvedsonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Arfvedsonite 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. Arfvedsonite fracture is Uneven.
Apatite Vs Arfvedsonite Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Arfvedsonite 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. Arfvedsonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.