Cryolite Vs Mellite
Origin
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Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Colorless, White, Brownish, Reddish, Black, Brownish, Black, Colorless, gray, White, Reddish, Brown
  
Brown, Brownish, White, Colorless, Yellow
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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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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Tenacity
Brittle
  
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Solubility
Soluble
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.97
  
1.58-1.60
  
Fracture
Uneven
  
ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
None observed
  
{011} Imperfect
  
Mohs Hardness
2.5
  
2
  
Chemical Composition
Na 3AlF 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Al 2(Cl 2O 12) · 18H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
colorless.
  
Weak: yellowish brown yellowAnthony et al
  
Dispersion
Not Available
  
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.338-1.339
  
1.509-1.541
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic
  
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Birefringence
0.001
  
0.030
  
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
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 Mellite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cryolite and Mellite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cryolite Vs Mellite 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. Mellite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) and Handbook of mineralogy (2001).
Cryolite Vs Mellite Luster
A primary knowledge about Cryolite vs Mellite 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 Greasy, Pearly and Vitreous luster. Mellite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.