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Sinhalite Vs Feldspar


Feldspar Vs Sinhalite


Astrology

Origin
Sri Lanka, Burma, USA, Russia  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Yellow, Brown, pink, Colorless  
Yellow, Green  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.46-3.50  
2.56-2.75  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Uneven, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect  
two or three  

Mohs Hardness
6-7  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
MgAlBO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
KAlSi3O8  

Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Trichroism: green light brown dark brownHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  
None  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
-  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.665-1.712  
1.518-1.570  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Triclinic or monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.036-0.042  
0.008-0.010  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Intuition  
Flexibility  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Emotional Healing  
Balance  

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Sinhalite Vs Feldspar Fracture

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

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Sinhalite Vs Feldspar Luster

A primary knowledge about Sinhalite vs Feldspar 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. Feldspar, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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