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Pyrite
Pyrite

Chlorite group
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Pyrite Vs Chlorite group

Astrology

Origin

Brazil
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Color

Yellow
Green

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
Green, Grey

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

-
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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
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Solubility

insoluble in water
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Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

5.00-5.202.6-3.3
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Lamellar

Cleavage

Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
Perfect 001

Mohs Hardness

6-6.52-2.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

-
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Dispersion

0.040.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
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Refractive Index

-99991.57-1.67
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Isometric
monoclinic

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
Good

Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Abundance
Calmness

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Cleansing

Pyrite Vs Chlorite group Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pyrite and Chlorite group Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pyrite Vs Chlorite group 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. Chlorite group fracture is Lamellar.

Pyrite Vs Chlorite group Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Chlorite group 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. Chlorite group, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.