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Pietersite Vs Tourmaline


Tourmaline Vs Pietersite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Brazil, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Russia, USA, Afghanistan  

Color
Blue, Red  
Green, Blue, Yellow, Red, Brown, White, Colorless, pink  

Streak
Not Available  
White  

For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Leo  
Libra  

Planet
Mars  
Venus, Mars  

Element of Planets
Air  
Water  

Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Freyja  
Venus  

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Love, Courage  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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2.85-3.35  

Fracture
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Uneven, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
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Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
5  
7-7.5  

Chemical Composition
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Tourmaline is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas. See The chemical formula of Tourmaline for details.  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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typically moderate to strong  

Dispersion
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0.02  
22

Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.54-1.56  
1.614-1.666  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
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0.014-0.040  

Clarity
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Transparent  

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 Tourmaline Fracture

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

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Pietersite Vs Tourmaline Luster

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

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