Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: green, greenish yellow, blue, violet, Hardness: 5, Refractive index: 1.60 1.67, Density: 3.17 3.35, Chemical composition: Phosphate composition, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, brown, green, Yellow, violet, brown, green, Yellow, violet
  
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Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue, Green, Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Violet, pink, Brown
  
Grey, gray
  
Streak
White
  
Grey, Black
  
For which Rashi?
Gemini
  
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Planet
Mercury
  
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Element of Planets
Earth
  
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective
  
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Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing
  
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
  
6.23
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal to uneven
  
Subconchoidal, Brittle, Metallic
  
Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
  
Cubic perfect on [001], parting on [111]
  
Mohs Hardness
5
  
2.5-2.75
  
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
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Luster
Vitreous
  
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Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
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Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
  
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal
  
cubic
  
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
  
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
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Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Apatite Vs Galena Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Galena Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Galena 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 Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal to uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Galena fracture is Brittle, Metallic and Subconchoidal.
Apatite Vs Galena Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Galena 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.