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Demantoid Vs Sanidine


Sanidine Vs Demantoid


Astrology

Origin
Italy  
Madagascar, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Green  
Grey, Brownish, Blue, Colorless, White, gray, Reddish  

Streak
-  
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
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.77-3.95  
2.54-2.61  

Fracture
-  
Uneven  

Cleavage
Imperfect  
{001} Perfect, {010} Good  

Mohs Hardness
6.5  
6  

Chemical Composition
Ca 3Fe 2(SiO 4) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
-  

Pleochroism
None  
-  

Dispersion
0.06  
23
0.01  
99+

Transparency
-  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.880-1.890  
1.518-1.536  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
cubic  
-  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.005-0.008  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health  
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Respiratory
Excellent  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Creativity  
Creativity  

Healing
Physical healing  
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Qualities Associated
Abundance  
Creativity  

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Demantoid Vs Sanidine Fracture

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

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Demantoid Vs Sanidine Luster

A primary knowledge about Demantoid vs Sanidine 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.

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