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Sapphirine
Sapphirine

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Sapphirine Vs Cassiterite

Astrology

Origin

Kenya, Southern and central Africa
Sri Lanka

Color

Colorless, Greenish, Blue
Black, Brownish, Reddish, Brown, Red, Yellow, White, Colorless, Green, gray

Streak

White
White, Brownish

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

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

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insoluble

Durability

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-

Specific Gravity

3.40-3.586.86-7.03
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Subconchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular

Cleavage

{010} Perfect
{100} imperfect, {110} indistinct; partings on {111} or {011}

Mohs Hardness

7.56-7
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
SnO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

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Adamantine, Greasy

Pleochroism

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Pleochroic haloes have been observed. Dichroic in yellow

Dispersion

0.020.07
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.701-1.7241.990-2.105
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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tetragonal

Birefringence

0.005-0.0070.096-0.098
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

Excellent
Poor

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Spiritual Awakening
Focus

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Inner Peace
Manifestation

Sapphirine Vs Cassiterite Fracture

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

Sapphirine Vs Cassiterite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphirine vs Cassiterite 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. Cassiterite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine and Greasy luster.