Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless, Red, pink, Reddish, gray
For which Rashi?
Gemini
Sagittarius, Virgo
Element of Planets
Earth
Earth, Water
Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
Apollo
Powers
Healing
Protection
Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
3.93-4.73
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
{110} and {111}
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
ZrSiO4
Luster
Vitreous
Adamantine
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
Weak
Transparency
-
Transparent
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.810-2.024
Crystal System
Hexagonal
tetragonal
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
0.047-0.055
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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
Clarity
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
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Apatite Vs Zircon Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Zircon Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite Vs Zircon 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. Zircon fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Apatite Vs Zircon Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite vs Zircon 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. Zircon, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.