Origin
Australia, India
  
Colombia, Zambia, Brazil, Madagascar, Southern and central Africa, Zimbabwe, Russia, India, Pakistan, Australia, USA, Not Available, Mexico, Spain
  
Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink
  
Green, Green, Blue, Yellow, Grey
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius, Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius, Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
  
Taurus, Gemini, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Aries
  
Planet
Mars
  
Venus, Mercury
  
Element of Planets
Not Available
  
Earth
  
How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ring Metal
Not Available
  
Gold
  
Energy
Projective
  
Receptive
  
Deities
Persephone
  
Diana, Artemis, Venus, Freyja
  
Not to wear with
Not Available
  
Red Coral, Natural Pearl, Moonstone, Ruby, Red Coral, Natural Pearl, Moonstone, Ruby
  
Powers
Healing, Protection
  
Money, Protection, Love, Courage
  
Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
Scorpio
  
Taurus
  
Talisman
Taurus
  
Gemini
  
Tenacity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Hard
  
Specific Gravity
3.55-4.33
  
2.67-2.78
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
  
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Cleavage
Indistinct
  
Imperfect on the [0001]
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5
  
7.5-8
  
Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
  
Be3Al2SiO6
  
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine, Vitreous, Adamantine
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
None
  
Strong dichroism: yellow green Lazzarelli
  
Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.730-1.895
  
1.565-1.602
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
Trigonal
  
Hexagonal
  
Birefringence
Not Available
  
0.0040-0.0070
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Color grading system
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Cardiovascular
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Respiratory
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reproductive
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Digestive
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Psychology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Healing
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Qualities Associated
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Garnet Vs Emerald Luster
A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Emerald 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. Emerald, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.