Origin
USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Origins: USA
Southern and central Africa
Color
Green, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey
Black, Reddish, gray, Red
Streak
White
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
For which Rashi?
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Aries, Aquarius
Specific Gravity
3.26-3.36
5.00-5.30
Fracture
Conchoidal
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Cleavage
Good on {100}
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
Chemical Composition
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Pleochroism
Strong
O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
Transparency
-
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Refractive Index
1.656-1.704
2.690-3.220
Optic Character
Biaxial/+
-
Crystal System
Triclinic
Trigonal
Birefringence
0.009-0.012
0.280
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular
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Supports heart health
Psychology
Harmony
Grounding
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Balance
Grounding
Axinite Vs Hematite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Axinite and Hematite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Axinite Vs Hematite 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 Axinite is Conchoidal. Hematite fracture is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal.
Axinite Vs Hematite Luster
A primary knowledge about Axinite vs Hematite 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. Axinite exhibits Vitreous luster.