Origin
China, Burma, Pakistan, USA, Southern and central Africa, Brazil
Australia, India
Color
Green
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
For which Rashi?
Libra, Taurus, Leo, Virgo
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Earth
-
Powers
Protection
Healing, Protection
Specific Gravity
1.54-1.55
3.55-4.33
Fracture
Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7
6.5-7.5
Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
Vitreous, Greasy
Vitreous, Adamantine
Pleochroism
Weak: yellow-green green (colorless)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli
None
Transparency
Transparent
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.64-1.69
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Trigonal
Birefringence
0.036
-9999
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
Supports reproductive health
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
-
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Harmony
Passion
Healing
Physical healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
Health
Passion
Peridot Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Peridot and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Peridot 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 Peridot is Conchoidal. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Peridot Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Peridot 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. Peridot exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster. Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.