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Painite Vs Sillimanite

Astrology

Origin

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

Color

Brownish, Red, orange
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

4.00-4.033.20-3.26
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Splintery

Cleavage

Distinct
{010} perfect

Mohs Hardness

7.5-86-7.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

CaZrBAl 9O 18Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky

Pleochroism

Strong dichroism: yellow-brown red to brown-violet (pinkish samples: nearly colorless pale orangy-pink)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Colourless to pale brown to yellow

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.787-1.8161.653-1.685
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.0290.020-0.022
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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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

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Creativity

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Transformation
Creativity

Painite Vs Sillimanite Fracture

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

Painite Vs Sillimanite Luster

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