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Sapphire Vs Kunzite


Kunzite Vs Sapphire


Astrology

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

Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink  
Colorless, pink  

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

Planet
Saturn  
Pluto, Venus  

Element of Planets
Water  
Earth  

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  
Love  

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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
insoluble  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03  
3.15-3.21  

Fracture
Uneven  
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Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting  
1,2 prismatic  

Mohs Hardness
9  
6-7  

Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3  
LiAlSi2O6  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Strong  
Strong trichroism: colorless pink violetHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.02  
21
0.02  
22

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.762-1.788  
1.657-1.681  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.008-0.009  
0.014-0.016  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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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 Kunzite Fracture

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

Sapphire Vs Kunzite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Kunzite 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. Kunzite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.