Origin
Mexico, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Spain, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Origins: Mexico
Australia, India
Color
Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, Colorless, Violet, pink, Brown
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
For which Rashi?
Gemini
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Earth
-
Deities
Jupiter/Neptune
Persephone
Powers
Healing
Healing, Protection
Specific Gravity
3.16-3.23
3.55-4.33
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
[0001] indistinct, [1010] indistinct
Indistinct
Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3(F,OH,Cl)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Adamantine
Pleochroism
Blue stones – strong
None
Transparency
-
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.628-1.651
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Trigonal
Birefringence
0.002-0.008
-9999
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances communication and mental clarity
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
Enhances intuition and psychic abilities
-
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
Supports digestive health
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Motivation
Passion
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Manifestation
Passion
Apatite Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apatite and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apatite 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 Apatite is Conchoidal, Uneven and Conchoidal to uneven. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Apatite Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Apatite 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. Apatite exhibits Vitreous luster. Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.