Origin
Australia, India
USA, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Origins: USA
Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Green, gray
Streak
White
White, Green
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
3.22-3.40
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Conchoidal
Cleavage
Indistinct
Distinct/good on {110}
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5
5-6
Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
CaMgSi2O6
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous
Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .
Refractive Index
1.730-1.895
1.664-1.730
Crystal System
Trigonal
monoclinic
Birefringence
-9999
0.024-0.030
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Cardiovascular
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Supports heart health
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Passion
Healing
Healing
Physical healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Passion
Creativity
Garnet Vs Diopside Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Garnet and Diopside Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Garnet Vs Diopside 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. Diopside fracture is Conchoidal.
Garnet Vs Diopside Luster
A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Diopside 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. Diopside, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.