Astrology
Origin
Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia
Southern and central Africa
Color
Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink, Yellow, Red, Brown, Green, Blue, Reddish, gray
White, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Colorless, Greenish
Streak
White
Colorless
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Virgo, Sagittarius, Virgo, Sagittarius, Virgo
Not Available
Planet
Jupiter
Not Available
Element of Planets
Earth, Water
Not Available
Energy
Projective
Not Available
How to Wear?
Finger
Not Available
Not Available
Ring Metal
Not Available
Not Available
Deities
Apollo
Not Available
Not to wear with
Not Available
Not Available
Powers
Protection
Not Available
Birthstone
Planetary
Not Available
Not Available
Talisman
Not Available
Not Available
Physical Properties
Tenacity
Brittle
Not Available
Solubility
insoluble
Not Available
Durability
Not Available
Not Available
Specific Gravity
3.93-4.73
2.78
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
Cleavage
{110} and {111}
{???} Distinct, {???} Indistinct
Mohs Hardness
7.5
5-6
Chemical Composition
ZrSiO4
3CaAl 2Si 2O 8 · CaCO 3Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
Optical Properties
Luster
Adamantine
Vitreous, Resinous
Pleochroism
Weak
Not Available
Dispersion
0.04
11
Not Available
Transparency
Transparent
Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.810-2.024
1.556-1.600
Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
Crystal System
tetragonal
Not Available
Birefringence
0.047-0.055
0.024-0.037
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Benefits
Physical
Neurological
Not Available
Not Available
Cardiovascular
Not Available
Not Available
Respiratory
Not Available
Not Available
Reproductive
Not Available
Not Available
Digestive
Not Available
Not Available
Psychology
Not Available
Not Available
Healing
Not Available
Not Available
Qualities Associated
Not Available
Not Available
