Origin
India
Australia, India
Color
White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Black, pink, orange
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
For which Rashi?
Leo
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Earth, Air, Water
-
Deities
Freyja
Persephone
Powers
Healing, Protection, Love
Healing, Protection
Specific Gravity
1.05-1.10
3.55-4.33
Fracture
Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven
Mohs Hardness
2-2.5
6.5-7.5
Chemical Composition
[C,H,O]
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
Resinous
Vitreous, Adamantine
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.539-1.545
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
-
Trigonal
Birefringence
-9999
-9999
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
Supports digestive health
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Warmth
Passion
Healing
Physical healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Warmth
Passion
Amber Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Amber and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Amber Vs Garnet 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 Amber is Conchoidal. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Amber Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Amber vs Garnet 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. Amber exhibits Resinous luster. Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.