Origin
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA
Ethiopia, Afghanistan, China, Australia, Origins: Brazil (major source); also found in USA, Germany, France, UK, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Namibia, Zaire, China and Australia.
Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink
Brown, Green, White, Colorless, Yellow, Blue, gray, pink, Greenish
For which Rashi?
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
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Element of Planets
Water
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Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03
2.98-3.10
Fracture
Uneven
Sub-Conchoidal, Irregular/uneven, Uneven, Conchoidal
Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting
[100] Perfect, [110] Good, [011] Distinct
Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3
(Li,Na)Al(PO 4)(F,OH)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous, Pearly
Pleochroism
Strong
weak to none
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
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Refractive Index
1.762-1.788
1.578-1.646
Optic Character
-
Biaxial/+
Crystal System
Trigonal
Triclinic
Birefringence
0.008-0.009
0.020-0.030
Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Respiratory
Good
Excellent
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Psychology
Intuition
Peace
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Wisdom
Peace
Sapphire Vs Amblygonite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sapphire and Amblygonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sapphire Vs Amblygonite 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. Amblygonite fracture is Sub-Conchoidal, Irregular/uneven, Uneven and Conchoidal.
Sapphire Vs Amblygonite Luster
A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Amblygonite 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. Amblygonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.