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Pyrite
Pyrite

Mottramite
Mottramite



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Pyrite Vs Mottramite

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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
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Color

Yellow
Brown, Green, Yellow

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
Green, Brownish

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
Brittle

Solubility

insoluble in water
Soluble

Durability

-
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Specific Gravity

5.00-5.205.9
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Sub-Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
None observed

Mohs Hardness

6-6.53
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
PbCu(VO4)(OH)

Optical Properties

Luster

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Greasy

Pleochroism

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Visible X=Y= canary yellow to greenish yellow

Dispersion

0.040.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
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Refractive Index

-99992.170
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

Isometric
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.150
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
Confidence

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Transformation

Pyrite Vs Mottramite Fracture

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

Pyrite Vs Mottramite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Mottramite 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. Mottramite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy luster.