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Biotite Vs Sinhalite


Sinhalite Vs Biotite


Astrology

Origin
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Sri Lanka, Burma, USA, Russia  

Color
Brown, Yellow, White, Greenish  
Yellow, Brown, pink, Colorless  

Streak
White, gray  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.7-3.3  
3.46-3.50  

Fracture
Uneven, Even  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect on the {001}  
Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
2.5-3.0  
6-7  

Chemical Composition
K(Mg,Fe++)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2  
MgAlBO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
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Pleochroism
Strong  
Trichroism: green light brown dark brownHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
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0.02  
99+

Transparency
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-  

Refractive Index
1.565-1.625  
1.665-1.712  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.03-0.07  
0.036-0.042  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus  
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Grounding  
Intuition  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Grounding  
Emotional Healing  

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Biotite Vs Sinhalite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Biotite and Sinhalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Biotite Vs Sinhalite 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 Biotite is Uneven and Even. Sinhalite fracture is Conchoidal.

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Biotite Vs Sinhalite Luster

A primary knowledge about Biotite vs Sinhalite 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. Biotite exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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