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Thulite
Thulite

Sellaite
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Astrology

Origin

Australia
Brazil

Color

Red
Colorless, White

Streak

White, Colorless
White

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

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.13.14-3.16
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal
Conchoidal

Cleavage

Perfect {010} imperfect {100}
Perfect on {010} and {110}

Mohs Hardness

6-75-5.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
MgF 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Present
-

Dispersion

0.020.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

Opaque, Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent in thin backlit sections.
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.6951.378-1.390
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
tetragonal

Birefringence

0.006-0.0180.012
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent

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

Emotional Healing
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Healing

Emotional healing
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Qualities Associated

Love
Emotional Healing

Thulite Vs Sellaite Fracture

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

Thulite Vs Sellaite Luster

A primary knowledge about Thulite vs Sellaite 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. Thulite exhibits Vitreous luster. Sellaite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.