Origin
Not Available, blue
  
Canada
  
Color
Blue, Blue, Green, Blue, Blue
  
White, Reddish, gray, Brown, Brownish
  
Streak
Blue
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Capricorn
  
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Planet
Venus
  
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Element of Planets
Water
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive
  
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Deities
Goddess
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Psychic Power
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
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Solubility
Not Available
  
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Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
3.70-3.90
  
2.55-2.65
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {011}, fair on {100}, poor on {110}
  
[1010] Poor
  
Mohs Hardness
3.5-4
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
Cu 3(OH) 2(CO 3) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
Na 3(Na,K)Al 4Si 4O 16Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Greasy
  
Pleochroism
Visible shades of blue
  
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Dispersion
Not Available
  
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.720-1.850
  
1.529-1.547
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
monoclinic
  
Hexagonal
  
Birefringence
0.108
  
0.003-0.004
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Azurite Vs Nepheline Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Azurite and Nepheline Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Azurite Vs Nepheline 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 Azurite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Nepheline fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Subconchoidal.
Azurite Vs Nepheline Luster
A primary knowledge about Azurite vs Nepheline 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. Azurite exhibits Vitreous luster. Nepheline, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.