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Astrology

Origin

Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Burma
India

Color

Blue, Violet, Yellow, Grey
White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Black, pink, orange

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus
Leo

Planet

Jupiter
-

Element of Planets

Water
Earth, Air, Water

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
Freyja

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
Healing, Protection, Love

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
Soluble

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.6-2.71.05-1.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

3,1
None

Mohs Hardness

7-7.52-2.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Mg2Al4Si5O18
[C,H,O]

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Resinous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.52-1.561.539-1.545
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
-

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent to translucent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
-

Respiratory

Excellent
Poor

Reproductive

-
Supports reproductive health

Digestive

Supports digestive health
Supports digestive health

Psychology

Intuition
Warmth

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Intuition
Warmth

Iolite Vs Amber Fracture

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

Iolite Vs Amber Luster

A primary knowledge about Iolite vs Amber 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. Iolite exhibits Vitreous luster. Amber, on other hand, exhibits Resinous luster.