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Apophyllite Vs Chrysoberyl


Chrysoberyl Vs Apophyllite


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Origin
India, Canada, Brazil  
Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: blue, Not Available, Hardness: 8.5, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O3, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Brazil, Burma. Bluish stones are most valuable. Prices for chrysoberyls grow rapidly with weight, and clean stones bigger than 15 cts are rare and therefore an excellent investment.  

Color
Colorless, Reddish, White, pink, Green, Yellow, Violet, Blue, Brown  
Greenish, Green, Brownish, Red, Blue, Brown, gray  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Earth, Water  

Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing  

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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.30-2.50  
3.69-3.81  

Fracture
Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  
Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle, Metallic, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
Perfect on (001)  
Distinct on {110}, imperfect on {010}, poor on {001}  

Mohs Hardness
4.5-5  
8.5  

Chemical Composition
KCa 4Si 8O 20(F,OH) · 8H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.  
BeAl 2 O 4  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Dichroic (colorless)  
X = red; Y = yellow-orange; Z = emerald-green  

Dispersion
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0.02  
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.530-1.543  
1.746-1.763  

Optic Character
Uniaxial/-  
Biaxial/+  

Crystal System
tetragonal  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.000-0.003  
0.007-0.013  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Neurological
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Reproductive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Apophyllite Vs Chrysoberyl Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apophyllite and Chrysoberyl Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apophyllite Vs Chrysoberyl 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 Apophyllite is Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Chrysoberyl fracture is Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle, Metallic and ConchoidalWalter Schumann.

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Apophyllite Vs Chrysoberyl Luster

A primary knowledge about Apophyllite vs Chrysoberyl 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. Apophyllite exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster. Chrysoberyl, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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