Origin
Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Burma
Sri Lanka, Burma, USA, Russia
Color
Blue, Violet, Yellow, Grey
Yellow, Brown, pink, Colorless
For which Rashi?
Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus
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Element of Planets
Water
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Specific Gravity
2.6-2.7
3.46-3.50
Chemical Composition
Mg2Al4Si5O18
MgAlBO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Pleochroism
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Trichroism: green light brown dark brownHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
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Refractive Index
1.52-1.56
1.665-1.712
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Orthorhombic
Birefringence
-9999
0.036-0.042
Clarity
Transparent to translucent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
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Respiratory
Excellent
Good
Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Intuition
Intuition
Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Intuition
Emotional Healing
Iolite Vs Sinhalite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Iolite and Sinhalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Iolite Vs Sinhalite 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. Sinhalite fracture is Conchoidal.
Iolite Vs Sinhalite Luster
A primary knowledge about Iolite vs Sinhalite 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. Iolite exhibits Vitreous luster.