Origin
Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa
Color
Green
Brown, Black, Blue
Streak
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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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Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
3.20-3.302.65
1
7.18
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Fracture
-
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Cleavage
Perfect
None
Mohs Hardness
5-6-9999
2
10
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Chemical Composition
Ca 2(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al) 2(SiO 4)(Si 2O 7)(OH) 2 · H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
SiO 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
-
-
Pleochroism
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Definite: brown reddish-brownWalter Schumann
Dispersion
0.020.01
0.005
1
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Transparency
-
Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.674-1.7641.544-1.553
1
3.25
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Optic Character
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-
Crystal System
monoclinic
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Birefringence
0.014-0.0160.009
0
0.296
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Clarity
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
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Improves digestion and metabolism
Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good
Good
Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Protection
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Emotional Healing
Protection