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Demantoid
Demantoid

Mellite
Mellite



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Astrology

Origin

Italy
Southern and central Africa

Color

Green
Brown, Brownish, White, Colorless, Yellow

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

-
-

Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.77-3.951.58-1.60
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

Imperfect
{011} Imperfect

Mohs Hardness

6.52
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca 3Fe 2(SiO 4) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Al 2(Cl 2O 12) · 18H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.

Optical Properties

Luster

Adamantine
Vitreous

Pleochroism

None
Weak: yellowish brown yellowAnthony et al

Dispersion

0.060.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

1.880-1.8901.509-1.541
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

cubic
-

Birefringence

-99990.030
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
-

Respiratory

Excellent
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Creativity
Happiness

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Abundance

Demantoid Vs Mellite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Demantoid and Mellite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Demantoid 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. Mellite fracture is Conchoidal.

Demantoid Vs Mellite Luster

A primary knowledge about Demantoid 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. Demantoid exhibits Adamantine luster. Mellite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.