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Sapphire

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Sapphire Vs Cuprite

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Astrology

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
Red, Brown, Black

Streak

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Brownish, Red

For which Rashi?

Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
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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
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Birthstone

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

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.95-4.035.85-6.15
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None, but may exhibit parting
Fair in four directions forming octahedrons

Mohs Hardness

93.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Al 2 O 3
Cu 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Adamantine
Adamantine

Pleochroism

Strong
visible

Dispersion

0.020.05
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
TranslucentWalter Schumann

Refractive Index

1.762-1.7882.849
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
cubic

Birefringence

0.008-0.009-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TranslucentWalter Schumann

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

Good
Poor

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Intuition
Vitality

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Wisdom
Vitality

Sapphire Vs Cuprite Fracture

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

Sapphire Vs Cuprite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Cuprite 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. Cuprite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.