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Pietersite
Pietersite

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Pietersite Vs Moroxite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

Blue, Red
Blue

Streak

-
-

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

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99993.13-3.26
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None
None

Mohs Hardness

5-9999
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
Ca 5(F,Cl)(PO 4) 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)

Optical Properties

Luster

-
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.628-1.651
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

-99990.002-0.008
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

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Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Empowerment
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Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Emotional Healing

Pietersite Vs Moroxite Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Moroxite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Moroxite 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.