Origin
Southern and central Africa, Switzerland
Southern and central Africa
Color
Red, Brown, Green, Yellow, Blue, Colorless, Pale pink, White, Black, pink
Black, Reddish, gray, Red
Streak
White
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
For which Rashi?
Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces
Aries, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Water, Air
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Solubility
slightly water soluble and in hot hydrochloric acid
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Specific Gravity
3.00-3.25
5.00-5.30
Fracture
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Cleavage
Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
Chemical Composition
CaF2
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Pleochroism
-
O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Refractive Index
1.432-1.436
2.690-3.220
Crystal System
cubic
Trigonal
Birefringence
-9999
0.280
Clarity
Transparent
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular
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Supports heart health
Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Focus
Grounding
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Protection
Grounding
Fluorite Vs Hematite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Fluorite and Hematite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Fluorite Vs Hematite 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 Fluorite is Subconchoidal, Uneven and ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Hematite fracture is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal.
Fluorite Vs Hematite Luster
A primary knowledge about Fluorite vs Hematite 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. Fluorite exhibits Vitreous luster.