Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Russia, USA, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Southern and central Africa, Brazil, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, USA
Color
Green, Blue, Yellow, Red, Brown, White, Colorless, pink
Violet, Colorless, pink
For which Rashi?
Libra
Libra
Element of Planets
Water
Water
Deities
Venus
Poseidon, Neptune, Tiamat, Mara
Powers
Love, Courage
Psychic Power, Love
Specific Gravity
2.85-3.35
2.71-2.90
Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal
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Cleavage
Indistinct
3,1 basal
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5
7.5-8
Chemical Composition
Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.
Be3Al2SiO6
Pleochroism
typically moderate to strong
Distinct: pale pink bluish-pinkHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.614-1.666
1.573-1.600
Crystal System
Trigonal
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.014-0.040
0.005-0.009
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent to translucent
Neurological
Aids in mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Protection
Unconditional Love
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Protection
Unconditional Love
Tourmaline Vs Morganite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Tourmaline and Morganite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Tourmaline Vs Morganite 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 Tourmaline is Uneven and Conchoidal.
Tourmaline Vs Morganite Luster
A primary knowledge about Tourmaline vs Morganite 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. Tourmaline exhibits Vitreous luster. Morganite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.