Origin
Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia
Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Austria
Color
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, gray, Yellow, White
Streak
White
White
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
Solubility
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Soluble
Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.25-3.453.30-3.50
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Cleavage
Good on {110}
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare
Mohs Hardness
6.55
2
10
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Chemical Composition
Mg 3Al 6(Si,Al,B) 5O 21(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Adamantine, Silky
Pleochroism
X = colorless to green; Y = colorless
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Dispersion
0.020.02
0.005
1
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.660-1.6851.614-1.636
1
3.25
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Orthorhombic
Birefringence
0.012-0.0170.022
0
0.296
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good
Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Harmony
Emotional Healing
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Self-worth
Inner Peace