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Pietersite
Pietersite

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Pietersite Vs Sanidine

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Madagascar, Southern and central Africa

Color

Blue, Red
Grey, Brownish, Blue, Colorless, White, gray, Reddish

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

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99992.54-2.61
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Uneven

Cleavage

None
{001} Perfect, {010} Good

Mohs Hardness

56
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

-
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.518-1.536
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

-99990.005-0.008
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

-
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Respiratory

-
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Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Empowerment
Creativity

Healing

Emotional healing
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Qualities Associated

Clarity
Creativity

Pietersite Vs Sanidine Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Sanidine Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Sanidine 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.