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Sonolite
Sonolite

Gypsum
Gypsum



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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Mexico

Color

Brown, Reddish, pink, orange
Colorless, White, Greenish, Brown

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

-
-

Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Flexible

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.82-4.002.20-2.40
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal, Splintery, Fibrous

Cleavage

{???} Indistinct
Perfect on {010}, distinct on {100}

Mohs Hardness

5.52
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Mn2+9(SiO 4) 4(OH,F) 2Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
CaSO 4 -2(H 2O)Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Silky, Pearly, Waxy

Pleochroism

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None

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

TransparentAnthony et al
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.763-1.7931.521-1.531
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentAnthony et al
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

-
Harmony

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Harmony

Sonolite Vs Gypsum Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sonolite and Gypsum Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sonolite Vs Gypsum 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. Gypsum fracture is Conchoidal, Splintery and Fibrous.

Sonolite Vs Gypsum Luster

A primary knowledge about Sonolite vs Gypsum 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. Sonolite exhibits Vitreous luster. Gypsum, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous, Silky, Pearly and Waxy luster.