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Strontianite
Strontianite

Mottramite
Mottramite



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Strontianite Vs Mottramite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
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Color

Colorless, White, Brown, Green, Greenish, gray
Brown, Green, Yellow

Streak

White
Green, Brownish

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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Brittle

Solubility

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Soluble

Durability

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Specific Gravity

3.63-3.795.9
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal
Sub-Conchoidal

Cleavage

{110} Good
None observed

Mohs Hardness

3.53
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SrCO 3Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
PbCu(VO4)(OH)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Greasy
Greasy

Pleochroism

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Visible X=Y= canary yellow to greenish yellow

Dispersion

0.040.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.517-1.6672.170
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.150
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Harmony
Confidence

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Transformation

Strontianite Vs Mottramite Fracture

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

Strontianite Vs Mottramite Luster

A primary knowledge about Strontianite vs Mottramite 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. Strontianite exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster. Mottramite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy luster.