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Sillimanite Vs Starlite


Starlite Vs Sillimanite


Astrology

Origin
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil   
Sri Lanka   

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

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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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   
3.91-4.73   

Fracture
Splintery   
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)   

Cleavage
{010} perfect   
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Mohs Hardness
6-7.5   
6.5-7.5   

Chemical Composition
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
ZrSiO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky   
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Pleochroism
Colourless to pale brown to yellow   
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.653-1.685   
1.790-2.015   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
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Birefringence
0.020-0.022   
0.005-0.055   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Sillimanite Vs Starlite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sillimanite and Starlite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sillimanite Vs Starlite 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. Starlite fracture is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Gemstones (2009).

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Sillimanite Vs Starlite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sillimanite vs Starlite 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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