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Diamond Vs Apatite


Apatite Vs Diamond


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Origin
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Color: colorless, light yellow, brownish. Very rare varieties: red, Not Available, Not Available, yellow. Hardness: 10, Refractive index: 2.42, Density: 3.52, Chemical composition: C, Crystal structure: cubic, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil.   
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: green, greenish yellow, blue, violet, Hardness: 5, Refractive index: 1.60 1.67, Density: 3.17 3.35, Chemical composition: Phosphate composition, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, brown, green, Yellow, violet, brown, green, Yellow, violet   

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

Streak
Colorless   
White   

For which Rashi?
Leo   
Gemini   

Planet
Sun, Venus, Venus, Jupiter   
Mercury   

Element of Planets
Not Available   
Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
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Ring Metal
Not Available   
Not Available   

Energy
Projective   
Projective   

Deities
Frigg   
Jupiter/Neptune   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love, Money, Love, Courage   
Healing   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
Leo   
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
3.50-3.53   
3.16-3.23   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal to uneven   

Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)   
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct   

Mohs Hardness
10   
5   

Chemical Composition
C   
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
None   
Blue stones – strong   

Dispersion
0.04   
10
0.01   
27

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
2.417-2.419   
1.628-1.651   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
cubic   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
Not Available   
0.002-0.008   

Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available   
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Cardiovascular
Not Available   
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
Like Jupiter, it bestows money, comforts and fortune on a person when it is strong and significantly well placed. It can be useful in the cure of venereal and reproductive system diseases. Wearing a diamond is said to give happiness in the married life as well as magnetism and attractiveness to the wearer.   
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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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Diamond Vs Apatite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Diamond and Apatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Diamond Vs Apatite 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 Diamond is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal and Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references. Apatite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal to uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven.

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Diamond Vs Apatite Luster

A primary knowledge about Diamond vs Apatite 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. Diamond exhibits Adamantine luster. Apatite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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