Origin
Brazil, Colombia, Southern and central Africa
Australia, India
Color
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, White, Green
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
For which Rashi?
-
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Powers
-
Healing, Protection
Specific Gravity
3.08-3.12
3.55-4.33
Fracture
ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
{010} Perfect
Indistinct
Mohs Hardness
7.5
6.5-7.5
Chemical Composition
BeAlSiO 4(OH)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Adamantine
Pleochroism
Weak: colorless-(greenish) yellow
None
Transparency
-
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.650-1.677
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
Trigonal
Birefringence
0.019-0.025
-9999
Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
-
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Harmony
Passion
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Communication
Passion
Euclase Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Euclase and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Euclase 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 Euclase is ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Euclase Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Euclase 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. Euclase exhibits Vitreous luster. Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.