Origin
Southern and central Africa
  
Canada, Southern and central Africa, Australia
  
Color
White, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Colorless, Greenish
  
Colorless, White, Colorless, gray, White
  
Streak
Colorless
  
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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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.78
  
2.72-2.75
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Cleavage
{???} Distinct, {???} Indistinct
  
Perfect on [001], good on [010], imperfect on [110]
  
Mohs Hardness
5-6
  
6-6.5
  
Chemical Composition
3CaAl 2Si 2O 8 · CaCO 3Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Ca(70-90%)Na(30-10%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Luster
Vitreous, Resinous
  
Vitreous, Pearly
  
Pleochroism
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colorless.
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
1.556-1.600
  
1.561-1.583
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Triclinic
  
Birefringence
0.024-0.037
  
0.010-0.011
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Psychology
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Meionite Vs Bytownite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Meionite and Bytownite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Meionite Vs Bytownite 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 Meionite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven. Bytownite fracture is Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven and Uneven.
Meionite Vs Bytownite Luster
A primary knowledge about Meionite vs Bytownite 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. Meionite exhibits Resinous and Vitreous luster. Bytownite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.