Origin
Afghanistan
  
USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Color: green, yellow-green, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.66 1.71, Density: 3.25 3.55, Chemical composition: CaMg(Si2O6), Crystal structure: monoclinic, Origins: USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka
  
Color
Violet, Blue, White
  
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray
  
Streak
Blue
  
White, White, Green
  
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius
  
Not Available
  
Planet
Venus
  
Not Available
  
Element of Planets
Water
  
Not Available
  
How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ring Metal
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Energy
Receptive
  
Not Available
  
Deities
Venus
  
Not Available
  
Not to wear with
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Powers
Protection, Courage
  
Not Available
  
Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Talisman
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tenacity
Not Available
  
Brittle
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.50-3.00
  
3.22-3.40
  
Fracture
Uneven-Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
3,6
  
Distinct/good on {110}
  
Mohs Hardness
5.5
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
The chief constituent Lapis Lazuli is Lazurite, with the following chemical formula: (Na,Ca)8Al6Si6O24(S,SO)4
  
CaMgSi2O6
  
Luster
Vitreous, Greasy
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Not Available
  
Dispersion
None
  
Transparency
Opaque
  
Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .
  
Refractive Index
1.500-1.670
  
1.664-1.730
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
Trigonal
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
Not Available
  
0.024-0.030
  
Clarity
Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Cardiovascular
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Respiratory
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reproductive
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Digestive
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Psychology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Healing
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Qualities Associated
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Lapis lazuli Vs Diopside Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Lapis lazuli and Diopside Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Lapis lazuli Vs Diopside 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. Diopside fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and UnevenWalter Schumann.
Lapis lazuli Vs Diopside Luster
A primary knowledge about Lapis lazuli vs Diopside 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. Diopside, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.