Origin
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Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Color
Blue, Green
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
For which Rashi?
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Gemini
Element of Planets
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Earth
Deities
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Jupiter/Neptune
Specific Gravity
3.80-4.15
3.16-3.23
Fracture
Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Cleavage
perfect along [010] and [100]
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
Chemical Composition
Cu 5(SiO 3) 4(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Pleochroism
X = very pale blue; Y = pale blue; Z = deep blue
Blue stones – strong
Transparency
Translucent
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Refractive Index
1.752-1.815
1.628-1.651
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.063
0.002-0.008
Clarity
Translucent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
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Enhances communication and mental clarity
Cardiovascular
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Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
Reproductive
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Supports reproductive health
Digestive
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Supports digestive health
Psychology
Communication
Motivation
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Communication
Manifestation
Shattuckite Vs Apatite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Shattuckite and Apatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Shattuckite Vs Apatite 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 Shattuckite is Uneven. Apatite fracture is Conchoidal, Uneven and Conchoidal to uneven.
Shattuckite Vs Apatite Luster
A primary knowledge about Shattuckite vs Apatite 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. Shattuckite exhibits Silky luster. Apatite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.