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Fluorapatite Vs Zektzerite


Zektzerite Vs Fluorapatite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Madagascar  

Color
Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless  
Colorless, 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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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.1-3.25  
2.79  

Fracture
Uneven  
-  

Cleavage
Indistinct  
{100} and {010} perfect  

Mohs Hardness
5  
6  

Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3FAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  
LiNa(Zr,Ti,Hf)Si 6O 15Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Resinous  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
Weak to strong if coloreD  
-  

Dispersion
0.03  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.631-1.650  
1.582-1.585  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.003  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Clarity  
Empowerment  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Clarity  
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Fluorapatite Vs Zektzerite Fracture

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

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Fluorapatite Vs Zektzerite Luster

A primary knowledge about Fluorapatite vs Zektzerite 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. Zektzerite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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