Origin
Southern and central Africa, Switzerland
Australia, India
Color
Red, Brown, Green, Yellow, Blue, Colorless, Pale pink, White, Black, pink
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
For which Rashi?
Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Water, Air
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Powers
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Healing, Protection
Solubility
slightly water soluble and in hot hydrochloric acid
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Specific Gravity
3.00-3.25
3.55-4.33
Fracture
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}
Indistinct
Chemical Composition
CaF2
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Adamantine
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.432-1.436
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
cubic
Trigonal
Birefringence
-9999
-9999
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
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Supports reproductive health
Digestive
Supports digestive health
Supports digestive health
Healing
Emotional healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Protection
Passion
Fluorite Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Fluorite and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Fluorite 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 Fluorite is Subconchoidal, Uneven and ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Fluorite Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Fluorite 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. Fluorite exhibits Vitreous luster. Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.