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Diamond Vs Sapphire


Sapphire Vs Diamond


Astrology

Origin
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Color: colorless, light yellow, brownish. Very rare varieties: red, Not Available, yellow. Hardness: 10, Refractive index: 2.42, Density: 3.52, Chemical composition: C, Crystal structure: cubic, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Brazil.  
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA  

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

Streak
Colorless  
Not Available  

For which Rashi?
Leo  
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra  

Planet
Sun, Venus, Jupiter  
Saturn  

Element of Planets
Not Available  
Water  

Energy
Projective  
Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ring Metal
Not Available  
Not Available  

Deities
Frigg  
Apollo  

Not to wear with
Not Available  
Not Available  

Powers
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love, Money  
Psychic Power, Prosperity  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available  
Not Available  

Talisman
Leo  
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Solubility
Soluble  
insoluble  

Durability
Not Available  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
3.50-3.53  
3.95-4.03  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle  
Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)  
None, but may exhibit parting  

Mohs Hardness
10  
9  

Chemical Composition
C  
Al 2 O 3  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
None  
Strong  

Dispersion
0.04  
10
0.02  
21

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
2.417-2.419  
1.762-1.788  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
cubic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
Not Available  
0.008-0.009  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available  
Not Available  

Cardiovascular
Not Available  
Not Available  

Respiratory
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.  
Not Available  

Digestive
Not Available  
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Psychology
Not Available  
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Healing
Not Available  
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Qualities Associated
Not Available  
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Diamond Vs Sapphire Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Diamond and Sapphire Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Diamond Vs Sapphire 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 Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Brittle. Sapphire fracture is Uneven, Gems and Sixth Edition (2006).

Diamond Vs Sapphire Luster

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