Origin
Southern and central Africa
Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Origins: Brazil, China. Aquamarine is a light blue or light greenish-blue variety of beryl
Color
Black, Reddish, gray, Red
Blue
Streak
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
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For which Rashi?
Aries, Aquarius
Pisces, Aquarius
Element of Planets
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Water
Deities
Mars
Poseidon/Neptune
Specific Gravity
5.00-5.30
2.66-2.80
Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
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Cleavage
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
3,1 basal
Chemical Composition
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Be3Al2SiO6
Pleochroism
O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
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Transparency
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
2.690-3.220
1.570-1.592
Crystal System
Trigonal
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.280
0.005-0.009
Clarity
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent to translucent
Neurological
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Calms the mind and enhances clarity of thought
Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
Supports heart health
Psychology
Grounding
Courage
Healing
Physical healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Grounding
Courage
Hematite Vs Aquamarine Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hematite and Aquamarine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hematite Vs Aquamarine 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 Hematite is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal.
Hematite Vs Aquamarine Luster
A primary knowledge about Hematite vs Aquamarine 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. Aquamarine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.