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Sapphirine
Sapphirine

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Sapphirine Vs Augelite

Astrology

Origin

Kenya, Southern and central Africa
Canada

Color

Colorless, Greenish, Blue
Colorless, Yellow, Green, White, Blue

Streak

White
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For which Rashi?

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Planet

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Element of Planets

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Energy

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How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

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Deities

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Not to wear with

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Powers

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Birthstone

Planetary

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Talisman

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Solubility

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Durability

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Specific Gravity

3.40-3.582.70-2.75
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{010} Perfect
From the Greek for luster, for its pearly luster on the cleavage.

Mohs Hardness

7.54.5-5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

(Al,Mg) 8(Al,Si) 6O 20Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Al 2(PO 4)(OH) 3Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

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Pearly

Pleochroism

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Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.701-1.7241.570-1.591
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Birefringence

0.005-0.0070.020-0.021
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

Excellent
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Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Spiritual Awakening
Creativity

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Inner Peace
Creativity

Sapphirine Vs Augelite Fracture

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

Sapphirine Vs Augelite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphirine vs Augelite 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. Augelite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.