Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Mexico
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
Red, Brown, Yellow, Grey, Colorless, Brownish
Streak
White
Brownish, Yellow
For which Rashi?
Gemini
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Element of Planets
Earth
Water
Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
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Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
6.8-7.1
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Uneven, Conchoidal
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
C20H36
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
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Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
2.416
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
0.066
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
Supports heart health
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Motivation
Creativity
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Creativity
Apatite Vs Vanadinite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Vanadinite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Vanadinite 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. Vanadinite fracture is Uneven and Conchoidal.
Apatite Vs Vanadinite Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Vanadinite 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. Vanadinite, on other hand, exhibits Resinous luster.