Origin
Southern and central Africa
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Color
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, Green, Yellow
Colorless, Yellow, Brown, Green, Red, Reddish
Streak
Greenish, gray
White, Yellow, Colorless
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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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
3.17-3.243.0-3.1
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7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal
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Cleavage
(0001) indistinct
Perfect on {001}
Mohs Hardness
9-9.53.5
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10
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Chemical Composition
SiCArthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al3Si)O10(OH)2
Luster
Adamantine
Vitreous, Pearly
Pleochroism
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X = colorless
Dispersion
0.100.02
0.005
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
2.648-2.6911.643-1.648
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3.25
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
6H polytype
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.0430.012-0.015
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0.296
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Physical
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Poor
Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Clarity
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Healing
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Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Creativity
Creativity