Origin
Tanzania, Yellow, green, Yellow, green
  
Canada, Australia
  
Color
Blue
  
Brown, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, gray, Violet
  
Streak
White, Colorless
  
Yellow, White
  
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Pisces, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, Virgo
  
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Air, Water, Earth
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive, Projective
  
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Deities
Goddess
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Love, Healing
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
Hard
  
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Specific Gravity
3.35
  
3.0-3.5
  
Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Uneven, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Perfect {010}, imperfect {100}
  
Perfect
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
  
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Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Present
  
Strong: pale yellow
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
  
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Refractive Index
1.685-1.707
  
1.615
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.006-0.018
  
0.021
  
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
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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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Tanzanite Vs Richterite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Tanzanite and Richterite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Tanzanite Vs Richterite 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 Tanzanite is Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001), Uneven and UnevenWalter Schumann. Richterite fracture is Brittle and Uneven.
Tanzanite Vs Richterite Luster
A primary knowledge about Tanzanite vs Richterite 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. Tanzanite exhibits Vitreous luster. Richterite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.