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Jasper

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa, California
Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania

Color

All colors, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink
Blue, Violet, Greenish, Brown, Colorless, Yellow, gray

Streak

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White

For which Rashi?

Scorpio, Aries, Virgo
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Planet

Mars
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Element of Planets

Air
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

-
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Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
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Powers

Healing, Protection
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Birthstone

Planetary

-
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Talisman

-
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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

-
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.58-2.912.57-2.66
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indiscernible
Fair on {100}, poor on {001} and {010}

Mohs Hardness

6.5-77-7.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
Mg2Al4Si5O18

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Greasy, Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
X = pale yellow

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Opaque
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Refractive Index

1.540-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Supports healthy digestion

Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Grounding
Intuition

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Nurturing
Psychic Abilities

Jasper Vs Cordierite Fracture

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

Jasper Vs Cordierite Luster

A primary knowledge about Jasper vs Cordierite 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. Jasper exhibits Vitreous luster. Cordierite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.