Origin
Australia, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Guatemala
  
USA, Zambia, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Australia, Color: violet, purple-violet, Hardness: 7, Refractive index: 1.54 1.55, Density: 2.65 2.66, Chemical composition: SiO2, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Widespread; main sources are Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina, USA, East Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Australia
  
Color
Green, Brown, gray
  
Violet, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink, Violet, pink
  
Streak
Not Available
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries
  
Pisces, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces, Scorpio, Sagittarius
  
Planet
Venus, Neptune
  
Not Available
  
Element of Planets
Water
  
Water
  
How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ring Metal
Not Available
  
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Energy
Receptive
  
Receptive
  
Deities
Freyja, Buddha
  
Diana
  
Not to wear with
Not Available
  
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Powers
Prosperity
  
Love, Courage
  
Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
Not Available
  
insoluble in common solvents
  
Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
2.90-3.38
  
2.65
  
Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001), Difficult, Splintery
  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Cleavage
1 or 2,2 prismatic.
  
Indiscernible
  
Mohs Hardness
6-7
  
7
  
Chemical Composition
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
  
SiO2
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
None
  
Dispersion
None
  
Transparency
Translucent, Translucent to opaque
  
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.600-1.688
  
1.544-1.553
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
monoclinic
  
Trigonal
  
Birefringence
0.020-0.027
  
0.009
  
Clarity
Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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