Origin
Southern and central Africa
  
Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Burma
  
Color
Green
  
Blue, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Grey
  
Streak
Greenish, White, Greenish, White
  
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For which Rashi?
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Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus, Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus, Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus
  
Planet
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Jupiter
  
Element of Planets
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Water
  
How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Receptive
  
Deities
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Goddess
  
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
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.9
  
2.6-2.7
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
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Cleavage
{???} Indistinct
  
3,1
  
Mohs Hardness
4.5
  
7-7.5
  
Chemical Composition
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Mg2Al4Si5O18
  
Luster
Waxy
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent
  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.612
  
1.52-1.56
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1
  
Orthorhombic
  
Birefringence
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Clarity
Translucent
  
Transparent to translucent
  
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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Faustite Vs Iolite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Faustite and Iolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Faustite Vs Iolite 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 Faustite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal and ConchoidalAnthony et al.
Faustite Vs Iolite Luster
A primary knowledge about Faustite vs Iolite 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. Faustite exhibits Waxy luster. Iolite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.