Origin
Turkey
Afghanistan
Color
Colorless, White, Yellow, Greenish, gray, Brown
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, pink
Streak
White
White
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Very brittle
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Solubility
insoluble
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.30-3.402.90-3.14
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
{010} perfect, {110} distinct, {100} in traces
Imperfect; basal
Mohs Hardness
6.5-77.5-8
2
10
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Chemical Composition
AlO(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
(Be,Cs) 3Al 2Si 6O 18 · 0.5H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
Pearly
Vitreous
Pleochroism
Strong
Moderate dichroic
Dispersion
0.010.02
0.005
1
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Transparency
Transparent
Transparent
Refractive Index
1.702-1.7501.598-1.620
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3.25
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.0480.008-0.011
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0.296
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Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Transformation
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Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Change
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