Baryte Vs Pietersite
Origin
Southern and central Africa
  
Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Colorless, White, Blue, Yellow, Grey, Brown, Colorless, White, Blue, Yellow, Grey, Brown
  
Blue, Blue, Red
  
Streak
White
  
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For which Rashi?
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Sagittarius, Leo, Sagittarius, Leo, Sagittarius, Leo
  
Planet
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Sun, Mars
  
Element of Planets
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Air
  
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Projective, Receptive
  
Deities
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Freyja
  
Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
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Solubility
Soluble
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.3-5
  
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Fracture
Irregular/uneven
  
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Cleavage
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
  
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Mohs Hardness
3-3.5
  
5
  
Chemical Composition
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Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
  
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.634-1.637
  
1.54-1.56
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
  
Trigonal
  
Birefringence
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Clarity
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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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Baryte Vs Pietersite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Baryte and Pietersite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Baryte Vs Pietersite 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 Baryte is Irregular/uneven.
Baryte Vs Pietersite Luster
A primary knowledge about Baryte vs Pietersite 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. Baryte exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.