Origin
Australia, India
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil
Color
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, 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
3.20-3.26
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Splintery
Cleavage
Indistinct
{010} perfect
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5
6-7.5
Chemical Composition
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Al 2SiO 5Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky
Pleochroism
None
Colourless to pale brown to yellow
Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
1.730-1.895
1.653-1.685
Crystal System
Trigonal
Orthorhombic
Birefringence
-9999
0.020-0.022
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
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Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
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Digestive
Supports digestive health
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Psychology
Passion
Creativity
Healing
Physical healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Passion
Creativity
Garnet Vs Sillimanite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Garnet and Sillimanite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Garnet Vs Sillimanite 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. Sillimanite fracture is Splintery.
Garnet Vs Sillimanite Luster
A primary knowledge about Garnet vs Sillimanite 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. Sillimanite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous, Subadamantine and Silky luster.