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Lazulite Vs Alexandrite


Alexandrite Vs Lazulite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, Southern and central Africa   
Russia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Color: color change, from bluish green (daylight) to purple, red or brown (incandescent light), Hardness: 8, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O4, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Russia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma   

Color
Blue, Green, Black   
Green   

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
Gemini, Sagittarius, Gemini, Sagittarius, Gemini, Sagittarius   
Scorpio   

Planet
Jupiter   
Venus   

Element of Planets
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Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
Projective, Receptive   

Deities
Gia   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Love   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.04-3.17   
3.69-3.81   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
Not Available   

Cleavage
{001} Indistinct, {???} Indistinct   
1,1 ; 3,2.   

Mohs Hardness
5.5   
8.5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe)Al 2(PO 4) 2(OH) 2Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009) More from other references   
BeAl 2 O 4   

Optical Properties

Luster
Not Available   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Transparent crystals show a strong pleochroism: colorless light blue dark (violet) blueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   
Not Available   

Dispersion
0.01   
26
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent, Transparent to nearly opaque   

Refractive Index
1.604-1.646   
1.739-1.770   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.031-0.036   
0.007-0.010   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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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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Lazulite Vs Alexandrite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Lazulite and Alexandrite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Lazulite Vs Alexandrite 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 Lazulite is Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven.

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Lazulite Vs Alexandrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Lazulite vs Alexandrite 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. Alexandrite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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