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Sapphire Vs Mellite

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Astrology

Origin

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

Color

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

Streak

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White

For which Rashi?

Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
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Planet

Saturn
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Element of Planets

Water
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Energy

-
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How to Wear?

Finger

-
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Ring Metal

-
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Deities

Apollo
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Not to wear with

-
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Powers

Psychic Power
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Birthstone

Planetary

-
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Talisman

-
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Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
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Solubility

insoluble
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Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

3.95-4.031.58-1.60
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None, but may exhibit parting
{011} Imperfect

Mohs Hardness

92
2 10
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Chemical Composition

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

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Strong
Weak: yellowish brown yellowAnthony et al

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
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Refractive Index

1.762-1.7881.509-1.541
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

0.008-0.0090.030
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular

-
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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Intuition
Happiness

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Wisdom
Abundance

Sapphire Vs Mellite Fracture

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

Sapphire Vs Mellite Luster

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