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Garnet Vs Sapphire


Sapphire Vs Garnet


Astrology

Origin
Australia, India  
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA  

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

Streak
White  
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For which Rashi?
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius  
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra  

Planet
Mars  
Saturn  

Element of Planets
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Water  

Energy
Projective  
Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Persephone  
Apollo  

Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection  
Psychic Power, Prosperity  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Scorpio  
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Talisman
Taurus  
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
Not Available  
insoluble  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.55-4.33  
3.95-4.03  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven  
Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Cleavage
Indistinct  
None, but may exhibit parting  

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5  
9  

Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.  
Al 2 O 3  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
None  
Strong  

Dispersion
0.02  
16
0.02  
21

Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.730-1.895  
1.762-1.788  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
Trigonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
Not Available  
0.008-0.009  

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 Sapphire Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Garnet and Sapphire Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Garnet Vs Sapphire 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. Sapphire fracture is Uneven, Gems and Sixth Edition (2006).

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Garnet Vs Sapphire Luster

A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Sapphire 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. Sapphire, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.

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