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Sillimanite Vs Larimar


Larimar Vs Sillimanite


Astrology

Origin
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil   
Not Available, blue   

Color
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray   
White   

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
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Pisces   

Planet
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Neptune   

Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Receptive   

Deities
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Gia   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Tough   
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.20-3.26   
2.74-2.90   

Fracture
Splintery   
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Cleavage
{010} perfect   
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Mohs Hardness
6-7.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
Ca 2NaHSi 3O 9Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky   
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Pleochroism
Colourless to pale brown to yellow   
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Dispersion
Not Available   
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004)   

Refractive Index
1.653-1.685   
1.595-1.645   

Optic Character
Not Available   
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.020-0.022   
0.032-0.038   

Clarity
Transparent   
Gemmological Tables (2004)   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Sillimanite Vs Larimar Fracture

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

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Sillimanite Vs Larimar Luster

A primary knowledge about Sillimanite vs Larimar 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 exhibits Silky, Subadamantine and Vitreous luster.

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