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Sapphire Vs Powellite

Astrology

Origin

Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA
India

Color

Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink
Yellow, Greenish, Blue, Brown, Green, gray

Streak

-
Yellow

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

-
-

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

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

insoluble
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.95-4.034.23
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None, but may exhibit parting
{111} Distinct

Mohs Hardness

93.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Al 2 O 3
CaMoO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Adamantine
Greasy, Subadamantine

Pleochroism

Strong
In deeply colored specimens: blue greenAnthony et al

Dispersion

0.020.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.762-1.7881.974-1.984
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

0.008-0.009-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Intuition
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Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Wisdom
Vitality

Sapphire Vs Powellite Fracture

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

Sapphire Vs Powellite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphire vs Powellite 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. Powellite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Subadamantine luster.