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Pyrite

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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Southern and central Africa

Color

Yellow
Green

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
Green

For which Rashi?

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Capricorn, Scorpio

Planet

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Venus

Element of Planets

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Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Freyja

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

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Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
-

Solubility

insoluble in water
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

5.00-5.203.25-4.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}

Mohs Hardness

6-6.53.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Cu2CO3(OH)2

Optical Properties

Luster

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Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.040.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Opaque

Refractive Index

-99991.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Isometric
monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
-

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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Supports digestive health

Psychology

Abundance
Transformation

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Transformation

Pyrite Vs Malachite Fracture

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

Pyrite Vs Malachite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Malachite 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. Malachite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Silky luster.