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  GARNET

 

GARNET is one of the most versatile stones on the market. It comes in a rainbow of colors, from deep red to tangerine orange to lime green to pale pink, as well as purple, gold and brown.

Garnet is found all over the world, including AfricaAustraliaEasternEurope, the Middle EastNorth AmericaSouth America andSoutheast Asia. There are garnets that change color in different light, translucent green garnets that look like jade, and garnets that display a faint four-rayed star. Even though this exciting gem has been mined for thousands of years, new deposits have been found in the last decade.

This stone is actually part of a family of gems with mineral and color differences that include RhodoliteMalayaDemantoidGrossularHessoniteSpessartiteAlmandine,Mandarin, and combinations of these varieties.

Available Shapes:
Triangle | Round | Square | Heart | Drop | Baguette | Briolette | Oval | Octagon/ Emerald | Pears | Marquise | Fancy | Trillion