Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Russia, USA, Afghanistan
  
Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Burma, Russia, blue
  
Color
Green, Blue, Yellow, Red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink
  
Blue, White, pink, gray, Green
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Libra
  
Sagittarius
  
Planet
Venus, Mars
  
Jupiter
  
Element of Planets
Water
  
Water
  
How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective
  
Receptive
  
Deities
Venus
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Love, Courage
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Soluble
  
Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.85-3.35
  
2.15-2.40
  
Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
Conchoidal, Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Indistinct
  
Poor on {110}
  
Mohs Hardness
7-7.5
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.
  
Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Greasy
  
Pleochroism
typically moderate to strong
  
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
  
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
  
Refractive Index
1.614-1.666
  
1.478-1.488
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal
  
cubic
  
Birefringence
0.014-0.040
  
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Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
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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Tourmaline Vs Sodalite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Tourmaline and Sodalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Tourmaline Vs Sodalite 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 Tourmaline is Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Sodalite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Uneven and UnevenArthur Thomas.
Tourmaline Vs Sodalite Luster
A primary knowledge about Tourmaline vs Sodalite 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. Tourmaline exhibits Vitreous luster. Sodalite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy luster.