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Sillimanite Vs Ulexite


Ulexite Vs Sillimanite


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

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

Streak
White   
White   

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   
1.65-1.99   

Fracture
Splintery   
UnevenAnthony et al, Uneven, UnevenAnthony et al, Uneven, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
{010} perfect   
{010} Perfect, {110} Perfect   

Mohs Hardness
6-7.5   
2-2.5   

Chemical Composition
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
NaCaB 5O 6(OH) 6 · 5H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky   
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Pleochroism
Colourless to pale brown to yellow   
AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
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None   

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.653-1.685   
1.491-1.520   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
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Birefringence
0.020-0.022   
0.029   

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 Ulexite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sillimanite and Ulexite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sillimanite Vs Ulexite 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. Ulexite fracture is Brittle, Metallic, Uneven, Uneven, UnevenAnthony et al and UnevenAnthony et al.

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Sillimanite Vs Ulexite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sillimanite vs Ulexite 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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