Origin
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA
Australia, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Guatemala
Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink
Green, Brown, gray
For which Rashi?
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
Pisces, Libra, Gemini, Taurus, Aries
Planet
Saturn
Venus, Neptune
Element of Planets
Water
Water
Deities
Apollo
Freyja, Buddha
Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03
2.90-3.38
Fracture
Uneven
Splintery
Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting
1 or 2,2 prismatic.
Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
Translucent, Translucent to opaque
Refractive Index
1.762-1.788
1.600-1.688
Crystal System
Trigonal
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.008-0.009
0.020-0.027
Clarity
Transparent
Translucent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Psychology
Intuition
Harmony
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Wisdom
Harmony
Sapphire Vs Jade Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sapphire and Jade Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sapphire Vs Jade 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. Jade fracture is Splintery.
Sapphire Vs Jade Luster
A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Jade 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. Jade, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.