Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Brazil
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
White, Blue, Yellow, Brown, Green, Brownish, Greenish, gray
For which Rashi?
Gemini
-
Element of Planets
Earth
-
Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
-
Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
2.65-2.90
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
-
Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
{001} Perfect
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Al 2Si 4O 10(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
-
Transparency
-
Translucent
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.534-1.601
Crystal System
Hexagonal
-
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
0.050
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Translucent
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
-
Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
-
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
-
Digestive
Supports digestive health
-
Healing
Emotional healing
-
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Emotional Healing
Apatite Vs Pyrophyllite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Pyrophyllite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Pyrophyllite 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 Pyrophyllite Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Pyrophyllite 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. Pyrophyllite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.