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Garnet Vs Diaspore


Diaspore Vs Garnet


Astrology

Origin
Australia, India  
Turkey  

Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink  
Colorless, White, Yellow, Greenish, gray, Brown  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius  
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Planet
Mars  
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Element of Planets
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Energy
Projective  
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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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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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Very brittle  

Solubility
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insoluble  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.55-4.33  
3.30-3.40  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven  
Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
Indistinct  
{010} perfect, {110} distinct, {100} in traces  

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5  
6.5-7  

Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.  
AlO(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine  
Pearly  

Pleochroism
None  
Strong  

Dispersion
0.02  
16
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Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.730-1.895  
1.702-1.750  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
Not Available  
0.048  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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 Diaspore Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Garnet and Diaspore Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Garnet Vs Diaspore 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. Diaspore fracture is Conchoidal and Brittle.

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Garnet Vs Diaspore Luster

A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Diaspore 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. Diaspore, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.

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