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Viridine Vs Garnet


Garnet Vs Viridine


Astrology

Origin
Sri Lanka  
Australia, India  

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

Streak
-  
White  

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

Planet
-  
Mars  

Element of Planets
-  
-  

Energy
-  
-  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
-  
-  

Ring Metal
-  
-  

Deities
-  
Persephone  

Not to wear with
-  
-  

Powers
-  
Healing, Protection  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
-  
Scorpio  

Talisman
-  
Taurus  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
3.05-3.21  
3.55-4.33  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal, Uneven  

Cleavage
None  
Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
6.5-7.5  

Chemical Composition
(Al,Mn3+ ) 2SiO 4OGemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.  

Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
-  
None  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.629-1.660  
1.730-1.895  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
-  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.007-0.013  
-9999  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
-  
Enhances mental clarity and focus  

Cardiovascular
-  
-  

Respiratory
-  
Good  

Reproductive
-  
Supports reproductive health  

Digestive
-  
Supports digestive health  

Psychology
Harmony  
Passion  

Healing
Physical healing  
Physical healing  

Qualities Associated
Harmony  
Passion  

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Viridine Vs Garnet Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Viridine and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Viridine 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. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.

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Viridine Vs Garnet Luster

A primary knowledge about Viridine 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.

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