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Pietersite
Pietersite

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Pietersite Vs Augite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
USA, Mexico

Color

Blue, Red
Green, Brown, Greenish, Black

Streak

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Greenish, gray

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

-
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Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
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Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99993.19-3.56
1 7.18
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Fracture

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Uneven, Conchoidal

Cleavage

None
{110} Perfect, {010} Indistinct

Mohs Hardness

55.5-6
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al) 2O 6Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Resinous

Pleochroism

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Pale green

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.671-1.774
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

Birefringence

-9999-9999
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
Courage

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Grounding

Pietersite Vs Augite Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Augite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Augite 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. Augite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster.