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
Libra
Planet
Mercury
Venus, Mars
Element of Planets
Earth
Earth
Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
Venus, Mars
Powers
Healing
Love, Courage
Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
2.85-3.35
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Conchoidal
Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
3,2
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.614-1.666
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
0.014-0.040
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
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Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
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Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Motivation
Balance
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Vitality
Apatite Vs Chrome Tourmaline Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Chrome Tourmaline Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Chrome Tourmaline 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. Chrome Tourmaline fracture is Conchoidal.
Apatite Vs Chrome Tourmaline Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Chrome Tourmaline 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. Chrome Tourmaline, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.