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Pietersite Vs Steatite

Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

Blue, Red
Greenish

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

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

-99992.20-2.80
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
-

Cleavage

None
Perfect

Mohs Hardness

5-9999
2 10
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Chemical Composition

H2O+Fe2+,H3O2+Fe3+Si4O12
Mg 3Si 4O 10(OH) 2Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)

Optical Properties

Luster

-
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

1.54-1.561.539-1.596
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

-99990.046-0.050
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
OpaqueUlrich 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
Peace

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Clarity
Emotional Healing

Pietersite Vs Steatite Fracture

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

Pietersite Vs Steatite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Steatite 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.