Origin
Australia, India
Southern and central Africa
Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
Green, Black, White, Grey, gray
For which Rashi?
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
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Powers
Healing, Protection
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Specific Gravity
3.55-4.33
3.00
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven, Splintery
Cleavage
Indistinct
perfect along {110}.
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5
5-6
Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous
Pleochroism
None
moderate
Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
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Refractive Index
1.730-1.895
1.613-1.628
Crystal System
Trigonal
monoclinic
Birefringence
-9999
0.0250-0.0270
Clarity
Transparent
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Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Aids in mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
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Supports heart health
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Passion
Strength
Healing
Physical healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Passion
Strength
Garnet Vs Actinolite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Garnet and Actinolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Garnet Vs Actinolite 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 Garnet is Conchoidal and Uneven. Actinolite fracture is Uneven and Splintery.
Garnet Vs Actinolite Luster
A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Actinolite 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. Garnet exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster. Actinolite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.