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Pyrite

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Pyrite Vs Amazonite

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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Russia, Madagascar, Brazil

Color

Yellow
Green, White, Blue

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
White

For which Rashi?

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Virgo

Planet

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Saturn

Element of Planets

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Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Artemis

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

insoluble in water
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

5.00-5.202.55-2.57
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven

Cleavage

Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
2,1 basal ; 2,1 prismatic ; 3,1 pinacoidal

Mohs Hardness

6-6.56-6.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
KAlSi3O8

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.040.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Translucent, Translucent to opaque

Refractive Index

-99991.522-1.530
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Isometric
Triclinic

Birefringence

-99990.008-0.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Aids in mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
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Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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Supports reproductive health

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Abundance
Harmony

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Harmony

Pyrite Vs Amazonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pyrite and Amazonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pyrite Vs Amazonite 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. Fracture observed in Pyrite is Uneven, Conchoidal and ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Amazonite fracture is Uneven.

Pyrite Vs Amazonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Amazonite 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. Amazonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.