Origin
Australia, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Guatemala
  
USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Color: colorless, Not Available, brown, blue bluish, Hardness: 6.5 7, Refractive index: 1.673 1.693, Density: 3.26 3.36, Chemical composition: Ca2(Fe, Mn)Al2BSi4O15(OH), Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.
  
Color
Green, Brown, gray
  
Green, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey
  
Streak
Not Available
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries
  
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Planet
Venus, Neptune
  
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Element of Planets
Water
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
Not Available
  
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Ring Metal
Not Available
  
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Energy
Receptive
  
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Deities
Freyja, Buddha
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Prosperity
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
Not Available
  
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Tenacity
Not Available
  
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Solubility
Not Available
  
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Durability
Not Available
  
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Specific Gravity
2.90-3.38
  
3.26-3.36
  
Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001), Difficult, Splintery
  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
Cleavage
1 or 2,2 prismatic.
  
Good on {100}
  
Mohs Hardness
6-7
  
6.5-7
  
Chemical Composition
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
  
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Strong
  
Dispersion
None
  
Transparency
Translucent, Translucent to opaque
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.600-1.688
  
1.656-1.704
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Biaxial/+
  
Crystal System
monoclinic
  
Triclinic
  
Birefringence
0.020-0.027
  
0.009-0.012
  
Clarity
Translucent
  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
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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