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Pearl Vs Fluorapatite


Fluorapatite Vs Pearl


Astrology

Origin
Australia  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Green, Blue  
Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Cancer, Gemini  
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Water  
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Venus  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Protection, Love  
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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
2.60-2.85  
3.1-3.25  

Fracture
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Uneven  

Cleavage
none  
Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
2.5-4.5  
5  

Chemical Composition
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Ca 5(PO 4) 3FAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly  
Vitreous, Resinous  

Pleochroism
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Weak to strong if coloreD  

Dispersion
None  
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Transparency
Translucent, Opaque  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.52-1.66  
1.631-1.650  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.156  
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Clarity
Translucent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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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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Pearl Vs Fluorapatite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pearl and Fluorapatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pearl Vs Fluorapatite 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. Fluorapatite fracture is Uneven.

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Pearl Vs Fluorapatite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pearl vs Fluorapatite 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. Pearl exhibits Pearly luster. Fluorapatite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster.

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