Origin
Italy
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Color
Yellow, orange, Red
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
3.355-3.433
3.16-3.23
Fracture
Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Cleavage
{???} Good, {???} Good
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
Chemical Composition
(Ca,Mn2+ ,Fe2+ ) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Pleochroism
In thick sections
Blue stones – strong
Transparency
Transparent
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Refractive Index
1.690-1.705
1.628-1.651
Crystal System
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Hexagonal
Birefringence
-9999
0.002-0.008
Clarity
Transparent
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
Supports digestive health
Supports digestive health
Healing
Physical healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Harmony
Manifestation
Tinzenite Vs Apatite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Tinzenite and Apatite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Tinzenite 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 Tinzenite is Uneven. Apatite fracture is Conchoidal, Uneven and Conchoidal to uneven.
Tinzenite Vs Apatite Luster
A primary knowledge about Tinzenite 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. Tinzenite exhibits Vitreous luster. Apatite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.