Origin
Southern and central Africa, Switzerland
Russia
Color
Red, Brown, Green, Yellow, Blue, Colorless, Pale pink, White, Black, pink
Colorless, Greenish, Yellow, White, pink
For which Rashi?
Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces
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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
2.54-2.61
Fracture
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven
Cleavage
Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}
Has perfect cleavage on {001} and good cleavage on {010}. Cleavages intersect at 90°.
Chemical Composition
CaF2
KAlSi 3O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Pearly
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
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Refractive Index
1.432-1.436
1.518-1.536
Crystal System
cubic
monoclinic
Birefringence
-9999
0.0050-0.0060
Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Focus
Emotional Balance
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Protection
Harmony
Fluorite Vs Orthoclase Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Fluorite and Orthoclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Fluorite Vs Orthoclase 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. Orthoclase fracture is Uneven.
Fluorite Vs Orthoclase Luster
A primary knowledge about Fluorite vs Orthoclase 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. Orthoclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.