Origin
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA
Southern and central Africa
Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink
Green, Black, White, Grey, gray
For which Rashi?
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
-
Element of Planets
Water
-
Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03
3.00
Fracture
Uneven
Uneven, Splintery
Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting
perfect along {110}.
Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3
Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous
Pleochroism
Strong
moderate
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Refractive Index
1.762-1.788
1.613-1.628
Crystal System
Trigonal
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.008-0.009
0.0250-0.0270
Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Aids in mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
-
Supports heart health
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Psychology
Intuition
Strength
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Wisdom
Strength
Sapphire Vs Actinolite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sapphire and Actinolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sapphire Vs Actinolite 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 Sapphire is Uneven. Actinolite fracture is Uneven and Splintery.
Sapphire Vs Actinolite Luster
A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Actinolite 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. Sapphire exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster. Actinolite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.