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Gemstone Family - Sulfides
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Chakras - Solar Plexus (3rd)
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Colour - Brassy Gold
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Found in - Canada, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Spain
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Element Associated with - Fire
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Also Known as - Fools Gold, Iron Pyrite
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Meaning - Stone which strikes fire
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Birthstone Month - Not a natural birthstone
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Zodiac Sign - Leo
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Chemical Composition - FeS2
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Hardness on the Mohs scale - 6 - 6.5 (Mohs)
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Physical Healing Properties - It's said to promote good bone, brain, lung, and immune system health, and said that it eases the pain of arthritis and bone disorders
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Emotional Healing Properties - Increases inner happiness and positive energy, reduces frustration and emotional chaos
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Spiritual Properties - Pyrite shields the user from negative energy of all kinds, promotes communication with spirits as well as an abundance of luck
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Legend has it that... Pyrite was used with flint as a traditional method of starting fires from the ancient Greeks to the Kaurna people of Aboriginal Australia.
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