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Mellite Vs Thulite


Thulite Vs Mellite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Australia  

Color
Brown, Brownish, White, Colorless, Yellow  
Red  

Streak
White  
White, Colorless  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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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
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
1.58-1.60  
3.1  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Uneven, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{011} Imperfect  
Perfect {010} imperfect {100}  

Mohs Hardness
2  
6-7  

Chemical Composition
Al 2(Cl 2O 12) · 18H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.  
Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Weak: yellowish brown yellowAnthony et al  
Present  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
-  
Opaque, Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent in thin backlit sections.  

Refractive Index
1.509-1.541  
1.695  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.030  
0.006-0.018  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Happiness  
Emotional Healing  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Abundance  
Love  

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Mellite Vs Thulite Fracture

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

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Mellite Vs Thulite Luster

A primary knowledge about Mellite vs Thulite 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. Thulite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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