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Sodalite Vs Cat s Eye


Cat s Eye Vs Sodalite


Astrology

Origin
Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Burma, Russia, blue   
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Color
Blue, White, pink, gray, Green   
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet   

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
Sagittarius   
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Planet
Jupiter   
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Element of Planets
Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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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
Brittle   
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Solubility
Soluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.15-2.40   
3.5-3.8   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle   
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Cleavage
Poor on {110}   
1,1 ; 3,2   

Mohs Hardness
5-6   
8.5   

Chemical Composition
Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2   
BeAl 2 O 4   

Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
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Dispersion
0.02   
21
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.478-1.488   
1.744-1.755   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
cubic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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Clarity
Transparent   
Translucent   

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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Sodalite Vs Cat s Eye Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sodalite and Cat s Eye Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sodalite Vs Cat s Eye 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 Sodalite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Uneven and UnevenArthur Thomas.

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Sodalite Vs Cat s Eye Luster

A primary knowledge about Sodalite vs Cat s Eye 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. Sodalite exhibits Greasy luster. Cat s Eye, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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