Origin
Afghanistan
  
Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
  
Color
Violet, Blue, White
  
Blue, Violet, Greenish, Brown, Colorless, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Yellow, gray
  
Streak
Blue
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius
  
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Planet
Venus
  
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Element of Planets
Water
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive
  
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Deities
Venus
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Protection, Courage
  
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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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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.50-3.00
  
2.57-2.66
  
Fracture
Uneven-Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
3,6
  
Fair on {100}, poor on {001} and {010}
  
Mohs Hardness
5.5
  
7-7.5
  
Chemical Composition
The chief constituent Lapis Lazuli is Lazurite, with the following chemical formula: (Na,Ca)8Al6Si6O24(S,SO)4
  
Mg2Al4Si5O18
  
Luster
Vitreous, Greasy
  
Greasy, Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
X = pale yellow
  
Dispersion
None
  
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Transparency
Opaque
  
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Refractive Index
1.500-1.670
  
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal
  
Orthorhombic
  
Birefringence
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Clarity
Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
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Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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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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Lapis lazuli Vs Cordierite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Lapis lazuli and Cordierite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Lapis lazuli 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 Lapis lazuli is ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) and Uneven-Conchoidal. Cordierite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal and Subconchoidal.
Lapis lazuli Vs Cordierite Luster
A primary knowledge about Lapis lazuli 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. Lapis lazuli exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster. Cordierite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.