Sodalite Vs Magnesite
Origin
Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Burma, Russia, blue
  
Brazil
  
Color
Blue, White, pink, gray, Green
  
Yellow, Brown, Black, Colorless, White, Brownish
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
Brittle
  
Solubility
Soluble
  
Effervesces in hot HCl
  
Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.15-2.40
  
2.92-3.12
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle
  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle
  
Cleavage
Poor on {110}
  
[10 1 1] perfect
  
Mohs Hardness
5-6
  
3.5-4.5
  
Chemical Composition
Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
  
MgCO 3Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
Luster
Greasy
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
NilArthur Thomas
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
  
Translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.478-1.488
  
1.509-1.720
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
cubic
  
Trigonal
  
Birefringence
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0.191
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Translucent
  
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 Magnesite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sodalite and Magnesite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sodalite Vs Magnesite 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. Magnesite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).
Sodalite Vs Magnesite Luster
A primary knowledge about Sodalite vs Magnesite 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. Magnesite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.