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Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Brazil

Color

Yellow
Colorless, White

Streak

Greenish, Black, Brownish
White

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

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Brittle
Brittle

Solubility

insoluble in water
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

5.00-5.203.14-3.16
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal

Cleavage

Indistinct on {001}; partings on {011} and {111}
Perfect on {010} and {110}

Mohs Hardness

6-6.55-5.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

FeS 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
MgF 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.040.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent

Refractive Index

-99991.378-1.390
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

Isometric
tetragonal

Birefringence

-99990.012
0 0.296
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Clarity

OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent

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
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Qualities Associated

Abundance
Emotional Healing

Pyrite Vs Sellaite Fracture

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

Pyrite Vs Sellaite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pyrite vs Sellaite 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. Sellaite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.