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Pyrite

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Pyrite Vs Pyrrhotite

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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
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Color

Yellow
Brown, Red

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
Grey, Black, gray

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
Soluble

Durability

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Specific Gravity

5.00-5.204.58-4.65
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven

Cleavage

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

Mohs Hardness

6-6.53.5-4.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Fe1-xS

Optical Properties

Luster

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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

-99993
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
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Reproductive

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Digestive

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Psychology

Abundance
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Healing

Physical healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Vitality

Pyrite Vs Pyrrhotite Fracture

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

Pyrite Vs Pyrrhotite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Pyrrhotite 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.