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Mottramite
Mottramite

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Sinhalite



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Mottramite Vs Sinhalite

Astrology

Origin

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Sri Lanka, Burma, USA, Russia

Color

Brown, Green, Yellow
Yellow, Brown, pink, Colorless

Streak

Green, Brownish
White

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

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

Soluble
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Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

5.93.46-3.50
1 7.18
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Fracture

Sub-Conchoidal
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None observed
Perfect

Mohs Hardness

36-7
2 10
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Chemical Composition

PbCu(VO4)(OH)
MgAlBO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Greasy
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Pleochroism

Visible X=Y= canary yellow to greenish yellow
Trichroism: green light brown dark brownHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Dispersion

0.040.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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-

Refractive Index

2.1701.665-1.712
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.1500.036-0.042
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

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Psychology

Confidence
Intuition

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Transformation
Emotional Healing

Mottramite Vs Sinhalite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Mottramite and Sinhalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Mottramite 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. Fracture observed in Mottramite is Sub-Conchoidal. Sinhalite fracture is Conchoidal.

Mottramite Vs Sinhalite Luster

A primary knowledge about Mottramite 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. Mottramite exhibits Greasy luster.