Origin
Australia, India
Southern and central Africa
Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
Colorless, Brown, Greenish, 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
2.62-2.67
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Uneven
Cleavage
Indistinct
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5
6-6.5
Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous
Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
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Refractive Index
1.730-1.895
1.538-1.550
Crystal System
Trigonal
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Birefringence
-9999
0.010
Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Passion
Harmony
Healing
Physical healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Passion
Harmony
Garnet Vs Oligoclase Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Garnet and Oligoclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Garnet Vs Oligoclase 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. Oligoclase fracture is Uneven.
Garnet Vs Oligoclase Luster
A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Oligoclase 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. Oligoclase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.