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Pyrite

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Pyrite Vs Bornite

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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Austria, Zimbabwe, Australia

Color

Yellow
Red, Brown, Violet

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
Black

For which Rashi?

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Planet

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Element of Planets

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Energy

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How to Wear?

Finger

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Ring Metal

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Deities

-
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Not to wear with

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Powers

-
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Birthstone

Planetary

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Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

insoluble in water
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

5.00-5.205.06-5.08
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven, Subconchoidal, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
Poor on [111].

Mohs Hardness

6-6.53-3.25
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Cu5FeS4

Optical Properties

Luster

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Pleochroism

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Weak

Dispersion

0.04-
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
-

Refractive Index

-9999-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

Isometric
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
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Respiratory

Good
Poor

Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Abundance
Transformation

Healing

Physical healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Creativity

Pyrite Vs Bornite Fracture

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

Pyrite Vs Bornite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Bornite 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.