Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Sri Lanka, India, Brazil
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
Green, Brown, Colorless, gray, Yellow
Streak
White
Brownish, White
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
3.55-3.73
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven
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
Ca 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Luster
Vitreous
Greasy, Vitreous
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
None
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.730-1.760
Crystal System
Hexagonal
cubic
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
0.020
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
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Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
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Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
Helps in digestion and alleviates indigestion
Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Motivation
Abundance
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Abundance
Apatite Vs Grossular Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Grossular Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Grossular 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. Grossular fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Apatite Vs Grossular Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Grossular 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. Grossular, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.