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Pietersite Vs Stolzite


Stolzite Vs Pietersite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
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Color
Blue, Blue, Red   
Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Green, Red, Greenish, gray   

Streak
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White   

For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Leo, Sagittarius, Leo, Sagittarius, Leo   
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Planet
Sun, Mars   
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Element of Planets
Air   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective, Receptive   
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Deities
Freyja   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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2   

Fracture
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Conchoidal, Uneven, Brittle   

Cleavage
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Imperfect on {001}, indistinct on {011}   

Mohs Hardness
5   
2.5-3   

Chemical Composition
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Optical Properties

Luster
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Resinous, Subadamantine   

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.54-1.56   
2.180-2.190   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
tetragonal   

Birefringence
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0.090   

Clarity
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Benefits

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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
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Pietersite Vs Stolzite Fracture

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

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Pietersite Vs Stolzite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pietersite vs Stolzite 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. Stolzite, on other hand, exhibits Resinous and Subadamantine luster.

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