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Lazulite Vs Apatite


Apatite Vs Lazulite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, Southern and central Africa   
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: green, greenish yellow, blue, violet, Hardness: 5, Refractive index: 1.60 1.67, Density: 3.17 3.35, Chemical composition: Phosphate composition, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, brown, green, Yellow, violet, brown, green, Yellow, violet   

Color
Blue, Green, Black   
Yellow, Green, Blue, Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue, Green, Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Violet, pink, Brown   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
Gemini, Sagittarius, Gemini, Sagittarius, Gemini, Sagittarius   
Gemini   

Planet
Jupiter   
Mercury   

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   

Deities
Gia   
Jupiter/Neptune   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing   

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   
3.16-3.23   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal to uneven   

Cleavage
{001} Indistinct, {???} Indistinct   
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct   

Mohs Hardness
5.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe)Al 2(PO 4) 2(OH) 2Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009) More from other references   
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Not Available   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Transparent crystals show a strong pleochroism: colorless light blue dark (violet) blueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   
Blue stones – strong   

Dispersion
0.01   
26
0.01   
27

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.604-1.646   
1.628-1.651   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
0.031-0.036   
0.002-0.008   

Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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 Apatite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Lazulite and Apatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Lazulite Vs Apatite 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. Apatite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal to uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven.

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Lazulite Vs Apatite Luster

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

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