Origin
Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia
Australia, India
Color
Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless, Red, pink, Reddish, gray
Yellow, Green, Red, Pale pink, Violet-red, Brown, White, Colorless, Blue, pink
For which Rashi?
Sagittarius, Virgo
Aries, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Aquarius
Element of Planets
Earth, Water
-
Deities
Apollo
Persephone
Powers
Protection
Healing, Protection
Specific Gravity
3.93-4.73
3.55-4.33
Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
{110} and {111}
Indistinct
Mohs Hardness
7.5
6.5-7.5
Chemical Composition
ZrSiO4
Garnet is a series of several different minerals with unique chemical formulas.
Luster
Adamantine
Vitreous, Adamantine
Transparency
Transparent
Transparent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
1.810-2.024
1.730-1.895
Crystal System
tetragonal
Trigonal
Birefringence
0.047-0.055
-9999
Clarity
Transparent
Transparent
Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus
Reproductive
-
Supports reproductive health
Digestive
-
Supports digestive health
Psychology
Clarity
Passion
Healing
Physical healing
Physical healing
Qualities Associated
-
Passion
Zircon Vs Garnet Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Zircon and Garnet Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Zircon 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 Zircon is Conchoidal and Uneven. Garnet fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.
Zircon Vs Garnet Luster
A primary knowledge about Zircon 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. Zircon exhibits Adamantine luster. Garnet, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Adamantine luster.