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Mellite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA

Color

Brown, Brownish, White, Colorless, Yellow
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink

Streak

White
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For which Rashi?

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Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra

Planet

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Saturn

Element of Planets

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Water

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

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-

Deities

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Apollo

Not to wear with

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Powers

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Psychic Power

Birthstone

Planetary

-
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Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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-

Solubility

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insoluble

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

1.58-1.603.95-4.03
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Uneven

Cleavage

{011} Imperfect
None, but may exhibit parting

Mohs Hardness

29
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Al 2(Cl 2O 12) · 18H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
Al 2 O 3

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Adamantine

Pleochroism

Weak: yellowish brown yellowAnthony et al
Strong

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque

Refractive Index

1.509-1.5411.762-1.788
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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Trigonal

Birefringence

0.0300.008-0.009
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

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Psychology

Happiness
Intuition

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Wisdom

Mellite Vs Sapphire Fracture

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

Mellite Vs Sapphire Luster

A primary knowledge about Mellite vs Sapphire 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. Mellite exhibits Vitreous luster. Sapphire, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.