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Diopside Vs Sodalite


Sodalite Vs Diopside


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Origin
USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Color: green, yellow-green, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.66 1.71, Density: 3.25 3.55, Chemical composition: CaMg(Si2O6), Crystal structure: monoclinic, Origins: USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka   
Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Burma, Russia, blue   

Color
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray   
Blue, White, pink, gray, Green   

Streak
White, White, Green   
White   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Sagittarius   

Planet
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Jupiter   

Element of Planets
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Water   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Not Available   

Ring Metal
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Not Available   

Energy
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Receptive   

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   
Brittle   

Solubility
Not Available   
Soluble   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
3.22-3.40   
2.15-2.40   

Fracture
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal   
Conchoidal, Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle   

Cleavage
Distinct/good on {110}   
Poor on {110}   

Mohs Hardness
5-6   
5-6   

Chemical Composition
CaMgSi2O6   
Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Greasy   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
0.02   
22
0.02   
21

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .   
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque   

Refractive Index
1.664-1.730   
1.478-1.488   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
cubic   

Birefringence
0.024-0.030   
Not Available   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

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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Diopside Vs Sodalite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Diopside and Sodalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Diopside Vs Sodalite 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 Diopside is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and UnevenWalter Schumann. Sodalite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Uneven and UnevenArthur Thomas.

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Diopside Vs Sodalite Luster

A primary knowledge about Diopside vs Sodalite 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. Diopside exhibits Vitreous luster. Sodalite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy luster.

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