garnet

Andradite-grossular series garnets (Mali garnets), Nioro du Sahel Circle, Kayes Region, Mali. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.…

Uvarovite crystals on calcite. Photo by Géry Parent. Licensed under CC By-ND 2.0.

Almandite or almandine? Spessartite or spessartine? Originally, British gemologists preferred spellings ending with “-ite.”” Their…

Garnet ring. Photo by Bence Fördős. Licensed under CC By-SA 2.0.

Ring with cognac diamonds and a 39.35-ct mandarin garnet, designed and created by Ernesto Moreira, Houston Museum of Natural Science. Photo by…

Mandarin orange crystal (spessartite garnet), Loliondo, near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with…

Mandarin orange spessartite garnets from Africa. © Dan Stair Custom Gemstones. Used with permission.

Garnet on matrix (demantoid variety), 2.8 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm, Madagascar. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.

Garnets, 10 mm each, Brazil. Photo by Mauro Cateb. Licensed under CC By 2.0.