Origin
Brazil
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA
Color
Yellow
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Blue, Red, pink
Streak
Greenish, Black, Brownish
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For which Rashi?
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Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
Element of Planets
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Water
Solubility
insoluble in water
insoluble
Specific Gravity
5.00-5.20
3.95-4.03
Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Uneven
Cleavage
Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
None, but may exhibit parting
Chemical Composition
FeS 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Al 2 O 3
Luster
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Vitreous, Adamantine
Transparency
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
Refractive Index
-9999
1.762-1.788
Crystal System
Isometric
Trigonal
Birefringence
-9999
0.008-0.009
Clarity
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent
Neurological
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Enhances mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
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Psychology
Abundance
Intuition
Healing
Physical healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Abundance
Wisdom
Pyrite Vs Sapphire Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pyrite and Sapphire Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pyrite Vs Sapphire 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. Sapphire fracture is Uneven.
Pyrite Vs Sapphire Luster
A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Sapphire 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. Sapphire, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.