Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Southern and central Africa, Mozambique
Canada
Color
Strong pink, pink
Yellow, Reddish, Brown, Brownish, Green, gray, Colorless
Streak
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White
For which Rashi?
Taurus
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Planet
Venus
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water
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Energy
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-
How to Wear?
Finger
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Ring Metal
-
-
Deities
-
-
Not to wear with
-
-
Powers
Love
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Birthstone
Planetary
-
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Talisman
-
-
Tenacity
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Brittle
Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
2.652.72-2.83
1
7.18
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Fracture
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven
Cleavage
Indiscernible
Good on {100} and {110}
Mohs Hardness
76-7
2
10
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Chemical Composition
SiO2
Na 2(Ti,Fe)Si 4(O,F) 11Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Pearly
Pleochroism
Weak: pink pale pinkHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Weak; O = colorless to yellow; E = colorless to honey-yellow
Dispersion
0.010.02
0.005
1
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.544-1.5531.610-1.647
1
3.25
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Optic Character
-
-
Crystal System
Hexagonal
tetragonal
Birefringence
0.0090.021
0
0.296
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Clarity
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
Calms the mind and promotes emotional healing
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Cardiovascular
-
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Respiratory
Good
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Reproductive
-
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Digestive
-
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Psychology
Love
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Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Love
Inner Peace