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Pyrite Vs Rock Crystal


Rock Crystal Vs Pyrite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil   
Sri Lanka   

Color
Yellow   
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet   

Streak
Greenish, Black, Brownish   
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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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
5.00-5.20   
2.65   

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle   
ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001), ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Cleavage
Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}   
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Mohs Hardness
6-6.5   
7   

Chemical Composition
FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
SiO 2Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
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AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
None   
0.01   
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Transparency
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references   
TransparentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Refractive Index
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1.544-1.553   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Isometric   
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Birefringence
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0.009   

Clarity
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   
TransparentWalter Schumann   

Benefits

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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Pyrite Vs Rock Crystal Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pyrite and Rock Crystal Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pyrite Vs Rock Crystal 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 Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven. Rock Crystal fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) and Gemstones of the world (2001).

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Pyrite Vs Rock Crystal Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Rock Crystal 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.

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