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Sapphire Vs Pyrope Garnet


Pyrope Garnet Vs Sapphire


Astrology

Origin
Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Australia, USA   
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Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, Violet, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink   
Red   

Streak
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For which Rashi?
Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Libra   
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Planet
Saturn   
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Element of Planets
Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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Deities
Apollo   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Psychic Power, Prosperity   
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
insoluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.95-4.03   
3.5-3.6   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
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Cleavage
None, but may exhibit parting   
None   

Mohs Hardness
9   
7-7.5   

Chemical Composition
Al 2 O 3   
Mg3Al2Si3O12   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine, Vitreous, Adamantine   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Strong   
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Dispersion
0.02   
21
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque   
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
1.762-1.788   
1.720-1.760   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Isometric   

Birefringence
0.008-0.009   
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Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent to translucent   

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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Sapphire Vs Pyrope Garnet Fracture

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

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Sapphire Vs Pyrope Garnet Luster

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

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