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Sonolite
Sonolite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

Brown, Reddish, pink, orange
Brown, Brownish, White, Colorless, Yellow

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

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.82-4.001.58-1.60
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

{???} Indistinct
{011} Imperfect

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)
Al 2(Cl 2O 12) · 18H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
Weak: yellowish brown yellowAnthony et al

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

TransparentAnthony et al
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Refractive Index

1.763-1.7931.509-1.541
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

-
-

Birefringence

-99990.030
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentAnthony et al
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

-
Happiness

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Abundance

Sonolite Vs Mellite Fracture

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

Sonolite Vs Mellite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sonolite vs Mellite 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. Mellite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.