Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Southern and central Africa, Mozambique
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Color
Strong pink, pink
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
For which Rashi?
Taurus
Gemini
Element of Planets
Earth, Water
Earth
Deities
-
Jupiter/Neptune
Specific Gravity
2.65
3.16-3.23
Fracture
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Cleavage
Indiscernible
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
Chemical Composition
SiO2
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Pleochroism
Weak: pink pale pinkHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Blue stones – strong
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
-
Refractive Index
1.544-1.553
1.628-1.651
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.009
0.002-0.008
Clarity
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Calms the mind and promotes emotional healing
Enhances communication and mental clarity
Cardiovascular
-
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
-
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Love
Motivation
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Love
Manifestation
Rose Quartz Vs Apatite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Rose Quartz and Apatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Rose Quartz Vs Apatite 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 Rose Quartz is ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Apatite fracture is Conchoidal, Uneven and Conchoidal to uneven.
Rose Quartz Vs Apatite Luster
A primary knowledge about Rose Quartz vs Apatite 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. Rose Quartz exhibits Vitreous luster. Apatite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.