Chalcopyrite Vs Powellite
Origin
A primary mineral in hydrothermal veins, stockworks, disseminations
  
India
  
Color
Yellow, Green, Black
  
Yellow, Greenish, Blue, Brown, Green, gray
  
Streak
Yellow, Green, Black, Greenish, Black
  
Yellow
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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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
4.1-4.3
  
4.23
  
Fracture
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic
  
UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Cleavage
Indistinct on {011}
  
{111} Distinct
  
Mohs Hardness
3.5-4
  
3.5-4
  
Chemical Composition
CuFeS 2Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
CaMoO 4Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Luster
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Greasy, Subadamantine
  
Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
In deeply colored specimens: blue greenAnthony et al
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
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1.974-1.984
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal
  
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Birefringence
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Clarity
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Chalcopyrite Vs Powellite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Chalcopyrite and Powellite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Chalcopyrite Vs Powellite 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 Chalcopyrite is Brittle, Metallic and Uneven. Powellite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Handbook of mineralogy (2001), UnevenAnthony et al and UnevenAnthony et al.
Chalcopyrite Vs Powellite Luster
A primary knowledge about Chalcopyrite vs Powellite 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. Powellite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Subadamantine luster.