Origin
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Southern and central Africa
Color
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet
Brown, Black, Blue
Streak
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-
For which Rashi?
Libra
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Planet
Venus, Mars
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Element of Planets
Earth
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Energy
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-
How to Wear?
Finger
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-
Ring Metal
-
-
Deities
Venus, Mars
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Not to wear with
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-
Powers
Love, Courage
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Birthstone
Planetary
-
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Talisman
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-
Tenacity
-
-
Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
2.85-3.352.65
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Cleavage
3,2
None
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5-9999
2
10
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Chemical Composition
Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
Vitreous
-
Pleochroism
-
Definite: brown reddish-brownWalter Schumann
Dispersion
0.020.01
0.005
1
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.614-1.6661.544-1.553
1
3.25
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Optic Character
-
-
Crystal System
Hexagonal
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Birefringence
0.014-0.0400.009
0
0.296
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Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
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Improves digestion and metabolism
Cardiovascular
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-
Respiratory
Good
Good
Reproductive
-
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Digestive
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Psychology
Balance
Protection
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Vitality
Protection