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Prasiolite Vs Amblygonite


Amblygonite Vs Prasiolite


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Origin
Canada   
Ethiopia, Afghanistan, China, Australia, Color: light greenish blue, pale yellow or colorless. Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.58 1.61, Density: 3.04 3.11, Chemical composition: LiAl(PO4)F, Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: Brazil (major source); also found in USA, Germany, France, UK, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Namibia, Zaire, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, China and Australia., Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.   

Color
Green   
Brown, Green, White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, gray, Brown, pink, White, Yellow, gray, Greenish   

Streak
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White   

For which Rashi?
Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus   
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Planet
Jupiter   
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Element of Planets
Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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Deities
Goddess   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.65   
2.98-3.10   

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Sub-Conchoidal, Irregular/uneven, Sub-Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)   

Cleavage
3,1   
[100] Perfect, [110] Good, [011] Distinct   

Mohs Hardness
7   
6   

Chemical Composition
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
(Li,Na)Al(PO 4)(F,OH)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Very weak: light green pale greenWalter Schumann   
weak to none   

Dispersion
0.01   
27
0.01   
26

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

Refractive Index
1.544-1.553   
1.578-1.646   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.009   
0.020-0.030   

Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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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Prasiolite Vs Amblygonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Prasiolite and Amblygonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Prasiolite Vs Amblygonite 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 Prasiolite is Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Gemstones of the world (2001). Amblygonite fracture is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Gemstones (2009), Irregular/uneven, Sub-Conchoidal, Sub-Conchoidal and Uneven.

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Prasiolite Vs Amblygonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Prasiolite vs Amblygonite 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. Prasiolite exhibits Vitreous luster. Amblygonite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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