Origin
Brazil, USA, Switzerland, Kenya, Mozambique, Russia, Nepal, India, Burma
Canada, Russia, Kenya, Brazil, Norway
Color
Blue, Yellow, Colorless, White, gray, Green, Black
Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown
Streak
White
Yellow, Yellowish-grey, gray
For which Rashi?
Aries, Libra, Taurus
Pisces
Planet
Jupiter
-
Element of Planets
Water
-
Energy
-
-
How to Wear?
Finger
-
-
Ring Metal
-
-
Deities
-
-
Not to wear with
-
-
Powers
Love
Healing
Birthstone
Planetary
-
-
Talisman
-
-
Tenacity
Brittle
Brittle
Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
3.53-3.653.50-3.60
1
7.18
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Fracture
Splintery
Uneven
Cleavage
[100] perfect [010] imperfect with 79° angle between
Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}
Mohs Hardness
4-76
2
10
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Chemical Composition
Al2SiO5
(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.