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Schultenite
Schultenite

Sellaite
Sellaite



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Schultenite Vs Sellaite

Astrology

Origin

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Brazil

Color

Colorless, White, Yellow
Colorless, White

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

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

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-

Specific Gravity

5.943-6.073.14-3.16
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{010} Good
Perfect on {010} and {110}

Mohs Hardness

2.55-5.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

PbHAsO4
MgF 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

TransparentAnthony et al
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.890-1.9761.378-1.390
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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tetragonal

Birefringence

-99990.012
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentAnthony et al
Transparent

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

Harmony
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Healing

Physical healing
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Qualities Associated

Creativity & Manifestation
Emotional Healing

Schultenite Vs Sellaite Fracture

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

Schultenite Vs Sellaite Luster

A primary knowledge about Schultenite vs Sellaite 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. Schultenite exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster. Sellaite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.