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Physical
Properties of Garnet
Color |
Brown to Redish
Brown |
| Luster |
Non-Metallic,
Vitreous |
| Streak |
White |
| Cleavage |
None |
| Specific
Gravity |
4.315 |
| Hardness |
6.5 - 7 |
| Distinguishing
Characteristics |
Isometric crystals;
Lack of Cleavage |
Optical
Properties of Garnet
Color |
Colorless to pale
red or gray |
| Pleochroism |
None |
| Relief |
High Positive
(n = 1.770-1.820) |
| Interference
Colors |
None, Optically
isotropic - completely extinct under cross polarized light
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| Opical
System |
Isotropic |
| 2V Angle
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- |
| Distinguishing
Characteristics |
Lack of cleavage,
Optically isotropic |
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