Origin
Australia, India
  
USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Color: colorless, Not Available, brown, blue bluish, Hardness: 6.5 7, Refractive index: 1.673 1.693, Density: 3.26 3.36, Chemical composition: Ca2(Fe, Mn)Al2BSi4O15(OH), Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.
  
Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink
  
Green, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius, Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius, Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
  
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Planet
Mars
  
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective
  
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Deities
Persephone
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
Scorpio
  
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Talisman
Taurus
  
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.55-4.33
  
3.26-3.36
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
Cleavage
Indistinct
  
Good on {100}
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5
  
6.5-7
  
Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
  
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine, Vitreous, Adamantine
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
None
  
Strong
  
Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.730-1.895
  
1.656-1.704
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Biaxial/+
  
Crystal System
Trigonal
  
Triclinic
  
Birefringence
Not Available
  
0.009-0.012
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Garnet Vs Axinite Luster
A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Axinite 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 Adamantine, Adamantine, Vitreous and Vitreous luster. Axinite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.