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Cryolite Vs Iolite


Iolite Vs Cryolite


Astrology

Origin
Not Available  
Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Burma  

Color
Colorless, White, Brownish, Reddish, Black, gray, Brown  
Blue, Violet, Yellow, Grey  

Streak
White  
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For which Rashi?
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Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus  

Planet
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Jupiter  

Element of Planets
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Water  

Energy
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Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Goddess  

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
Soluble  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.97  
2.6-2.7  

Fracture
Uneven  
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Cleavage
None observed  
3,1  

Mohs Hardness
2.5  
7-7.5  

Chemical Composition
Na 3AlF 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
Mg2Al4Si5O18  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
colorless.  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.338-1.339  
1.52-1.56  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.001  
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent to translucent  

Benefits

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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Cryolite Vs Iolite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cryolite and Iolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cryolite Vs Iolite 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 Cryolite is Uneven.

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Cryolite Vs Iolite Luster

A primary knowledge about Cryolite vs Iolite 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. Cryolite exhibits Vitreous, Greasy and Pearly luster. Iolite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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