Origin
USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Origins: USA
Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Origins: Canada, Namibia
Color
Green, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey
Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink
Streak
White
White
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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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
Birthstone
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.26-3.362.60-2.90
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal
Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular
Cleavage
Good on {100}
Imperfect on {0001}
Mohs Hardness
6.5-77.5-8
2
10
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Chemical Composition
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Be3Al2Si6O18