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Pietersite Vs Sillimanite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil

Color

Blue, Red
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray

Streak

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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

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

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Tough

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99993.20-3.26
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Splintery

Cleavage

None
{010} perfect

Mohs Hardness

56-7.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky

Pleochroism

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Colourless to pale brown to yellow

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.653-1.685
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.020-0.022
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

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Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
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Psychology

Empowerment
Creativity

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Creativity

Pietersite Vs Sillimanite Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Sillimanite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Sillimanite 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. Sillimanite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous, Subadamantine and Silky luster.