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Sapphirine Vs Azurmalachite


Azurmalachite Vs Sapphirine


Astrology

Origin
Kenya, Southern and central Africa   
Not Available, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Colorless, Greenish, Blue   
Blue   

Streak
White   
Not Available   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Capricorn, Scorpio   

Planet
Not Available   
Venus   

Element of Planets
Not Available   
Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ring Metal
Not Available   
Not Available   

Energy
Not Available   
Receptive   

Deities
Not Available   
Freyja   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Not Available   
Protection   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Not Available   

Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Solubility
Not Available   
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Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
3.40-3.58   
3.70-3.95   

Fracture
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Uneven   
ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012), ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)   

Cleavage
{010} Perfect   
1,1 basal.   

Mohs Hardness
7.5   
3.5-4   

Chemical Composition
(Al,Mg) 8(Al,Si) 6O 20Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
(Cu) 3(OH) 2(CO 3) 2 + Cu 2(CO 3)(OH) 2Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Not Available   
Vitreous, Silky   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
0.02   
20
Not Available   

Transparency
Transparent   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.701-1.724   
1.655-1.909   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Not Available   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.005-0.007   
0.108-0.254   

Clarity
Transparent   
Translucent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

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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Sapphirine Vs Azurmalachite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sapphirine and Azurmalachite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sapphirine Vs Azurmalachite 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 ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Azurmalachite fracture is ConchoidalGemdat.org, ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012) and Management Team (2012).

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Sapphirine Vs Azurmalachite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphirine vs Azurmalachite 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. Azurmalachite, on other hand, exhibits Silky and Vitreous luster.

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