Origin
Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa
Color
Brown, Black, Blue
Blue
Streak
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Blue
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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-
Element of Planets
-
-
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
-
-
Birthstone
Planetary
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Talisman
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-
Tenacity
-
-
Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
2.653.25
1
7.18
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Fracture
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
-
Cleavage
None
Imperfect in one direction
Mohs Hardness
-99995-5.5
2
10
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Chemical Composition
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
CaCuAlSi 2O 6(OH) 3Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Luster
-
Vitreous
Pleochroism
Definite: brown reddish-brownWalter Schumann
Trichroic
Dispersion
0.010.01
0.005
1
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Transparent
Refractive Index
1.544-1.5531.607-1.672
1
3.25
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Optic Character
-
-
Crystal System
-
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.0090.065
0
0.296
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Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
Improves digestion and metabolism
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Cardiovascular
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-
Respiratory
Good
Good
Reproductive
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-
Digestive
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Psychology
Protection
Communication
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Protection
Communication