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Hiddenite Vs Garnet


Garnet Vs Hiddenite


Astrology

Origin
USA, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Brazil, Madagascar  
Australia, India  

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

Streak
Not Available  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius  

Planet
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Mars  

Element of Planets
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Energy
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Projective  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Persephone  

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing, Protection  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Scorpio  

Talisman
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Taurus  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.15-3.21  
3.55-4.33  

Fracture
Gemstones of the world (2001), UnevenWalter Schumann  
Conchoidal, Uneven  

Cleavage
1,2 prismatic  
Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
6-7  
6.5-7.5  

Chemical Composition
LiAlSi2O6  
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Distinct trichroism: yellow green green blue greenHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  
None  

Dispersion
0.02  
22
0.02  
16

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.657-1.681  
1.730-1.895  

Optic Character
Not Available  
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.014-0.016  
Not Available  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
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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Hiddenite Vs Garnet Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hiddenite and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hiddenite 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 Hiddenite is Gemstones of the world (2001) and UnevenWalter Schumann. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.

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Hiddenite Vs Garnet Luster

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

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