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Sapphirine
Sapphirine

Kainite
Kainite



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Sapphirine Vs Kainite

Astrology

Origin

Kenya, Southern and central Africa
Austria, Mexico, China

Color

Colorless, Greenish, Blue
Colorless, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Violet, Blue, gray

Streak

White
White

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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Brittle

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

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Specific Gravity

3.40-3.582.15
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal, Uneven
Splintery, Conchoidal

Cleavage

{010} Perfect
{001}, perfect

Mohs Hardness

7.52.5-3
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
KMg(SO4)Cl

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Visible: X = violet

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.701-1.7241.494
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

0.005-0.0070.022
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Excellent
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Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Spiritual Awakening
Adaptability

Healing

Emotional healing
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Qualities Associated

Inner Peace
Balance

Sapphirine Vs Kainite Fracture

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

Sapphirine Vs Kainite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sapphirine vs Kainite 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. Kainite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.