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Sillimanite Vs Poudretteite


Poudretteite Vs Sillimanite


Astrology

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

Color
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray   
Violet, Colorless, pink   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Energy
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Tough   
Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.20-3.26   
2.51-2.53   

Fracture
Splintery   
Conchoidal, Splintery   

Cleavage
{010} perfect   
None   

Mohs Hardness
6-7.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
KNa 2B 3Si 12O 30Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Colourless to pale brown to yellow   
Colorless   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.653-1.685   
1.511-1.532   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
0.020-0.022   
0.021   

Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

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Sillimanite Vs Poudretteite Fracture

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

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Sillimanite Vs Poudretteite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sillimanite vs Poudretteite 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. Poudretteite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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