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How do you tell the difference between garnet and ruby?

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How do you tell the difference between garnet and ruby?

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Garnet crystals are in the isometric crystal system, ruby in the hexagonal crystal system. Garnet’s hardness on the Mohs scale is 7-8, and ruby is a 9. Each mineral will also have it’s own chemical formula.

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