Almandine Garnet Meaning & Properties

Almandine Garnet Meaning & Properties

 

Spiritual properties: 
Garnet is the stone of love and friendship: 
Most garnet is created during the metamorphosis of sedimentary rocks containing a lot of aluminum, notably shale. When the stones are subjected to heat and pressure. The chemical bonds in the rocks are broken by intense heat and pressure, which causes minerals to re-crystallize. Sometimes our relationships are subjected to similar forces; these forces seek to erode relationships in many forms. They often appear as triggers from the past or anxiety about the future and even failure to take time to love ourselves. We can’t give love if we don’t love ourselves. 
However, if we practice embodying love and patience, we can recrystallize our relationships into something beautiful and resistant to weathering. We can filter out all the toxic things that seek to destroy our happiness, just like garnet. 
Garnet is well known for its hardness and durability. It has a high specific gravity, and its chemical and abrasive resistance makes garnet an ideal filter for water. 

Properties of Almandine Garnet

Garnet may be found in a variety of forms, the most common of which being almandine. Almandine is an important gemstone that is a member mineral of the Garnet group. The term "garnet" refers to the group name for a collection of minerals that are closely linked to one another and make notable gemstones.

Mineral Group

Nesosilicates

Cleavage

None

Chemical Composition 

  Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3    

Fracture 

Conchoidal

Luster

Vitreous

Diaphaneity

Transparent to translucent

Color

Deep red, brownish red, red-violet, black

Streak

Colorless

Mohs Hardness

6.5 - 7.5

Specific Gravity

3.5 - 4.3

Diagnostic Properties

Hardness, specific gravity, isometric crystal form, lack of cleavage

Crystal System

Isometric

Uses

Waterjet cutting granules, abrasive blasting granules, filtration granules, abrasive grits and powders, gemstones

Chakras

Root and Heart Chakras

Zodiac

Capricorn

Numerical Vibration

11

Metaphysical Uses 

All crystals contain energy that can be used to amplify your own intentions and manifestations through meditation and daily wear.

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