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Oligoclase Vs Sillimanite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil

Color

Colorless, Brown, Greenish, gray
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray

Streak

White
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

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Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Tough

Solubility

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-

Durability

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-

Specific Gravity

2.62-2.673.20-3.26
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Splintery

Cleavage

From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
{010} perfect

Mohs Hardness

6-6.56-7.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky

Pleochroism

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Colourless to pale brown to yellow

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.538-1.5501.653-1.685
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.0100.020-0.022
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Harmony
Creativity

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Creativity

Oligoclase Vs Sillimanite Fracture

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

Oligoclase Vs Sillimanite Luster

A primary knowledge about Oligoclase vs Sillimanite 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. Oligoclase exhibits Vitreous luster. Sillimanite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous, Subadamantine and Silky luster.