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Clinozoisite
Clinozoisite

Pyrite
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Clinozoisite Vs Pyrite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Brazil

Color

Colorless, Greenish, Green, gray, Yellow
Yellow

Streak

White
Greenish, Black, Brownish

For which Rashi?

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Planet

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-

Element of Planets

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-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

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-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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-

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

-
insoluble in water

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.21-3.385.00-5.20
1 7.18
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Fracture

Irregular/uneven, Uneven
Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann

Cleavage

Perfect on {001}
Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}

Mohs Hardness

6-76-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca 2Al 3(SiO 4) 3(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
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Pleochroism

StrongArthur Thomas
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Dispersion

0.020.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.670-1.734-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

monoclinic
Isometric

Birefringence

0.006-0.011-9999
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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Supports heart health

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Empathy
Abundance

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Empathy
Abundance

Clinozoisite Vs Pyrite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Clinozoisite and Pyrite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Clinozoisite Vs Pyrite 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 Clinozoisite is Irregular/uneven and Uneven. Pyrite fracture is Uneven, Conchoidal and ConchoidalWalter Schumann.

Clinozoisite Vs Pyrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Clinozoisite vs Pyrite 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. Clinozoisite exhibits Vitreous luster.