Origin
Turkey
Italy
Color
Colorless, White, Yellow, Greenish, gray, Brown
Blue, Green
Streak
White
Blue, Green
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
Brittle
Solubility
insoluble
Effervesces in cold
Durability
-
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Specific Gravity
3.30-3.404-4.2
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal
Splintery
Cleavage
{010} perfect, {110} distinct, {100} in traces
Perfect on {100} and {010}
Mohs Hardness
6.5-74
2
10
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Chemical Composition
AlO(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
CuZn(CO3)(OH)2
Luster
Pearly
Silky, Vitreous
Pleochroism
Strong
Strong: X = pale emerald green or colourless; Y = dark emerald green or pale blue; Z = dark emerald green or pale blue
Dispersion
0.010.03
0.005
1
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Transparency
Transparent
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Refractive Index
1.702-1.7501.672-1.688
1
3.25
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.0480.139-0.143
0
0.296
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Clarity
Transparent
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Physical
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
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Respiratory
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Poor
Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Transformation
Emotional Healing
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Change
Communication