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Hollandite Vs Sylvite


Sylvite Vs Hollandite


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Origin
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Mexico, Canada   

Color
Grey, Black, gray   
Colorless, White, Blue, Red, Reddish, Brownish   

Streak
Black   
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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Soluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
5.05   
1.993   

Fracture
Brittle, Metallic   
Uneven, Brittle   

Cleavage
Distinct / Good, Prismatic   
Perfect on [100], [010], [001]   

Mohs Hardness
4-6   
2.5   

Chemical Composition
Ba(Mn++++,Mn++)8O16   
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Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Weak.   
Visible in colored crystals   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
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1.4903   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Isometric   

Birefringence
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Clarity
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Benefits

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Hollandite Vs Sylvite Fracture

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

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Hollandite Vs Sylvite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hollandite vs Sylvite 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. Sylvite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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