Origin
Southern and central Africa
Australia, India
Color
Black, Reddish, gray, Red
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
Streak
Black, Brown, Reddish, Red
White
For which Rashi?
Aries, Aquarius
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Powers
Healing
Healing, Protection
Specific Gravity
5.00-5.30
3.55-4.33
Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
Indistinct
Chemical Composition
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
-
Vitreous, Adamantine
Pleochroism
O = brownish red; E = yellowish red
None
Transparency
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
2.690-3.220
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
Trigonal
Trigonal
Birefringence
0.280
-9999
Clarity
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
Transparent
Neurological
-
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Cardiovascular
Supports heart health
-
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
-
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Grounding
Passion
Healing
Physical healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Grounding
Passion
Hematite Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hematite and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hematite Vs Garnet 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 Hematite is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Conchoidal. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Hematite Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Hematite vs Garnet 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, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.