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Garnet Gemstone | Garnet Stone – GIA Red garnets have a long history, but modern gem buyers can pick from a rich palette of garnet colors: greens, oranges, pinkish oranges, deeply saturated purplish reds, and even some blues
Garnet Description - GIA There are more than twenty garnet categories, called species, but only five are commercially important as gems Those five are pyrope, almandine (also called almandite), spessartine, grossular (grossularite), and andradite
Garnet History and Lore - GIA Thousands of years ago, red garnet necklaces adorned the necks of Egypt’s pharaohs, and were entombed with their mummified corpses as prized possessions for the afterlife In ancient Rome, signet rings with carved garnets were used to stamp the wax that secured important documents
January Birthstone | Garnet Birthstone Meaning | GIA Garnet, January’s birthstone, is one of the most diverse gemstones, as it comes in an extraordinary range of colors The garnet birthstone is mined around the world and symbolizes happiness, wealth, and health
Garnet - Gemological Institute of America Garnets are a group of mineral s that are very much alike These gemstones come in almost every color Red is the most common garnet color, and is found in metamorphic rocks around the world Other colors like green, orange, and purple-red are less common and more valuable
Garnet Buying Guide - GIA 4Cs GIA’s Garnet Buying Guide offers key pointers on what quality factors to look for, and helps you differentiate between some of the garnet varieties, for example two of the green garnets: tsavorite and demantoid
Garnet Gemstone | Garnet Stone – GIA The intense color, lack of inclusions and skillful cutting create a bright stone This specimen is hessonite garnet also called the cinnamon stone for its color An amazing intergrowth of hessonite garnet crystals creates an array of crystal faces Hessonite garnet specimens are attractive and collectible
Garnet Quality Factors - GIA The first thing a buyer of garnets needs to be aware of is the wide variety of garnet types At first, the sheer number of garnet varieties can seem bewildering It helps to think of the different types of garnets in terms of color Color Pyrope and almandine range in color from purple to orangy red
Garnet Care and Cleaning Guide - GIA Garnets have fair to good toughness, making them durable enough for all jewelry styles as long as they are treated with the proper care Garnets should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear Depending on type, garnet hardness ranges from 6 5 to 7 5 on the Mohs scale
GIAs Gubelin Gem Project: Garnet There are six common garnet minerals – almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope, spessartine and uvarovite – and several rare species Gem varieties include green demantoid and tsavorite, orangy red hessonite and pink red rhodolite