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Pietersite
Pietersite

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Spinel



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Pietersite Vs Spinel

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Brazil, USA, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Russia

Color

Blue, Red
Blue, Violet, Colorless, Red, Green, Brown

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

Sagittarius, Leo
Sagittarius, Scorpio

Planet

Mars
Pluto

Element of Planets

Air
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
Hephaestus

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99993.64-3.66
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

None
None, but may exhibit slight parting

Mohs Hardness

58
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
MgAl2O4

Optical Properties

Luster

-
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
Absent

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.73
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
Isometric

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

-
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Empowerment
Revitalization

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Vitality

Pietersite Vs Spinel Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Spinel Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Spinel 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. Spinel, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.