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Astrology

Origin

Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Burma
USA, San Benito Country, USA. Very rare collectors stone. Found only in San Benito County, California

Color

Blue, Violet, Yellow, Grey
Violet, Blue, Colorless, pink, White

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus
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Planet

Jupiter
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Element of Planets

Water
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
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Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
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Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
Insoluble: HCl

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.6-2.73.61-3.68
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

3,1
[10 1 1] poor

Mohs Hardness

7-7.56-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Mg2Al4Si5O18
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
O = colorless; E = purple

Dispersion

0.020.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.52-1.561.757-1.804
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Hexagonal

Birefringence

-99990.047
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent to translucent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
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Respiratory

Excellent
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

Supports digestive health
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Psychology

Intuition
Transformation

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Intuition
Transformation

Iolite Vs Benitoite Fracture

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

Iolite Vs Benitoite Luster

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