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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet
Yttrium Aluminium Garnet

Antigorite
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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Vs Antigorite

Astrology

Origin

Color

Streak

For which Rashi?

Planet

Element of Planets

Energy

Finger

Ring Metal

Deities

Not to wear with

Powers

Planetary

Talisman

Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

Optical Properties

Luster

Pleochroism

Dispersion

Transparency

Refractive Index

Optic Character

Crystal System

Birefringence

Clarity

Benefits

Neurological

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

Reproductive

Digestive

Psychology

Healing

Qualities Associated

 
Southern and central Africa
Green, Blue, Yellow, Red
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4.55
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Indiscernible
8-8.5
Y 3Al 5O 12Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
 
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0.03
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1.833
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-9999
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
 
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Creativity
Physical healing
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Italy
Green, gray, Brown, Black
Greenish, White
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2.58-2.80
Conchoidal
{001} Good
5-5.5
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
 
Waxy, Silky, Resinous, Greasy
pale greenish yellow
0.02
Translucent
1.530-1.575
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Monoclinic Domatic H-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm
-9999
Translucent
 
Supports neurological health
Supports heart health
Good
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Harmony
Emotional healing
Emotional Healing

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Vs Antigorite Fracture

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

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Vs Antigorite Luster

A primary knowledge about Yttrium Aluminium Garnet vs Antigorite 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. Antigorite, on other hand, exhibits Waxy, Silky, Resinous and Greasy luster.