Origin
Southern and central Africa
  
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
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, Black, Green, Red, Blue, White
  
Yellow, Green, Blue, Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue, Green, Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Violet, pink, Brown
  
Streak
Colorless
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
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Gemini
  
Planet
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Mercury
  
Element of Planets
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Earth
  
How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Projective
  
Deities
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Jupiter/Neptune
  
Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing
  
Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.03-3.18
  
3.16-3.23
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Irregular, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal to uneven
  
Cleavage
{???} Indistinct
  
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
  
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5
  
5
  
Chemical Composition
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
  
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Very strong: pale yellow colorless
  
Blue stones – strong
  
Transparency
Transparent
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.614-1.666
  
1.628-1.651
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m
  
Hexagonal
  
Birefringence
0.014-0.032
  
0.002-0.008
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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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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Dravite Vs Apatite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Dravite and Apatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Dravite 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 Dravite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Irregular, Uneven and Uneven. Apatite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal to uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven.