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Garnet Vs Petrified Wood


Petrified Wood Vs Garnet


Astrology

Origin
Australia, India   
brown, green, brown, green   

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

Streak
White   
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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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Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
Receptive   

Deities
Persephone   
Goddess   

Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection   
Healing, Protection   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Scorpio   
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Talisman
Taurus   
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.55-4.33   
2.58-2.91   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven   
Uneven   

Cleavage
Indistinct   
Not Available   

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5   
7   

Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine, Vitreous, Adamantine   
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Pleochroism
None   
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Dispersion
0.02   
16
None   

Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent   
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Refractive Index
1.730-1.895   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
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Clarity
Transparent   
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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 Petrified Wood Fracture

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

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Garnet Vs Petrified Wood Luster

A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Petrified Wood 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.

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