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Sapphire Vs Aegirine


Aegirine Vs Sapphire


Astrology

Origin
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA  
Canada, Russia, Kenya, Brazil, Norway  

Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink  
Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown  

Streak
Not Available  
Yellow, Yellowish-grey, gray  

For which Rashi?
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra  
Pisces  

Planet
Saturn  
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Element of Planets
Water  
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Apollo  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Psychic Power  
Healing  

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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
insoluble  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03  
3.50-3.60  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven  

Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting  
Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}  

Mohs Hardness
9  
6  

Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3  
(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine  
Vitreous, Resinous  

Pleochroism
Strong  
Emerald green  

Dispersion
0.02  
21
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  
Not Available  

Refractive Index
1.762-1.788  
1.720-1.778  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.008-0.009  
0.037-0.061  

Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

Physical
  
  

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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Sapphire Vs Aegirine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sapphire and Aegirine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sapphire Vs Aegirine 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. Aegirine fracture is Uneven.

Sapphire Vs Aegirine Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Aegirine 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. Aegirine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster.