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Fluorapatite
Fluorapatite

Iddingsite
Iddingsite



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Fluorapatite Vs Iddingsite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Australia

Color

Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless
Brown

Streak

White
None

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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Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
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Solubility

-
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Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

3.1-3.252.5-2.8
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
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Cleavage

Indistinct
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Mohs Hardness

53
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca 5(PO 4) 3FAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
MgO.Fe2O3.3SiO2•4(H2O)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Resinous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Weak to strong if coloreD
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Dispersion

0.03-
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.631-1.650-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

Hexagonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Clarity
Grounding

Healing

Emotional healing
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Qualities Associated

Clarity
Grounding

Fluorapatite Vs Iddingsite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Fluorapatite and Iddingsite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Fluorapatite Vs Iddingsite 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 Fluorapatite is Uneven.

Fluorapatite Vs Iddingsite Luster

A primary knowledge about Fluorapatite vs Iddingsite 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. Fluorapatite exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster. Iddingsite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.