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Pyrite Marcasite Vs Aegirine


Aegirine Vs Pyrite Marcasite


Astrology

Origin
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Canada, Russia, Kenya, Russia, Brazil, Russia, Brazil, Russia, Brazil, Russia, Brazil, Russia, Brazil, Russia, Brazil, Russia, Norway, Brazil   

Color
Yellow   
Green, Greenish, Black, Green, Greenish, Black, Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown, Black, Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown, Black, Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown, Black   

Streak
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Yellow, Yellowish-grey, gray   

For which Rashi?
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Pisces   

Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing   

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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
4.9-5.2   
3.50-3.60   

Fracture
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Uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
None   
Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}   

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5   
6   

Chemical Composition
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(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Resinous   

Pleochroism
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X = emerald green   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Opaque   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
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1.720-1.778   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Isometric   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
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0.037-0.061   

Clarity
Opaque   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

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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Pyrite Marcasite Vs Aegirine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pyrite Marcasite and Aegirine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pyrite Marcasite Vs Aegirine 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. Aegirine fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Brittle, Metallic, Metallic, Metallic and Uneven.

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Pyrite Marcasite Vs Aegirine Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite Marcasite vs Aegirine 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. Aegirine, on other hand, exhibits Resinous and Vitreous luster.

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