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Pietersite
Pietersite

Anhydrite
Anhydrite



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Pietersite Vs Anhydrite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Mexico

Color

Blue, Red
Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, Brown, rose, gray

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

Sagittarius, Leo
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Planet

Mars
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Element of Planets

Air
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Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

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-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99992.90-2.98
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

53.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

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Pearly, Greasy

Pleochroism

-
For violet varieties

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.570-1.614
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.042-0.044
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

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Supports heart health

Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Empowerment
Calmness

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Acceptance

Pietersite Vs Anhydrite Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Anhydrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Anhydrite 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. Anhydrite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster.