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Seraphinite Vs Petalite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Canada, USA, Brazil, Italy, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Russia, Burma, Australia

Color

Green
Colorless, gray, Yellow, White

Streak

-
Colorless

For which Rashi?

-
-

Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
insoluble

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.60-3.022.40
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Perfect
Perfect on {001}, poor on {201} with 38.5° angle between the two

Mohs Hardness

-99996-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

(Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Al(Si 3Al)O 10(OH) 8Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
LiAlSi 4O 10Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Pearly, Greasy
Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
-

Refractive Index

1.571-1.5971.502-1.523
1 3.25
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Optic Character

Biaxial/+
-

Crystal System

-
monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.012-0.016
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Spiritual Enlightenment
Calmness

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Spiritual Enlightenment
Peace

Seraphinite Vs Petalite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Seraphinite and Petalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Seraphinite Vs Petalite 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. Petalite fracture is Subconchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal.

Seraphinite Vs Petalite Luster

A primary knowledge about Seraphinite vs Petalite 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. Seraphinite exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster. Petalite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.