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
For which Rashi?
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
Taurus
Planet
Saturn
Pluto, Venus
Element of Planets
Water
Earth
Powers
Psychic Power
Love
Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03
3.15-3.21
Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting
1,2 prismatic
Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3
LiAlSi2O6
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous
Pleochroism
Strong
Strong trichroism: colorless pink violetHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
Transparent
Refractive Index
1.762-1.788
1.657-1.681
Crystal System
Trigonal
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.008-0.009
0.014-0.016
Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Psychology
Intuition
Emotional healing
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Wisdom
Divine Love
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.