Gadolinium Gallium Garnet Faceting Information
Gadolinium Gallium Garnet or GGG, is a crystalline material of the garnet group which may also find use in jewelry as a gemstone or a diamond stimulant….…
Rhodolite Garnet Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
…almandine and two parts pyrope, garnets never have just two species in the mix. Small amounts of other garnet species, like grossular and spessartite,…
Almandine Garnet Faceting
Almadine Garnet, Signature #6 Cut, by Jeff Graham. Almandine (Garnet) Color: Red with a violet tint, red with an orange tint Moh’s Hardness:…
Pyrope (Rhodolite) Garnet Faceting
…Isometric, rhombic, dodecahedron,icositetrahedron Rhodolite (Garnet) Rhodolite is actually classified as a Pyrope Garnet. Color: Rose/red,…
Demantoid Garnet Faceting
“Demantoid Garnet,” fancy Barion barrel cut, 0.71 cts, Madagascar. © Dan Stair Custom Gemstones. Used with permission. Demantoid…
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Faceting Information
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) Color: Wide range of colors available. Moh’s Hardness: 8.5 Refractive Index: 1.833 Critical Angle: 33.12°…
Color Change in Garnet
Color Change in Garnet The odds are pretty good that you will never see one like this unless you are just lucky. The pictures of this stone are only…
Hydrogrossular Garnet Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Hydrogrossular differs from the other garnets in that it is never transparent. It ranges from translucent to opaque. The most common color is a…
Polishing Garnets And Tourmalines
Garnet and tourmaline are popular jewelry stones. Learn the best polishing techniques for these gems. “Ring with Garnet” by Strangell…
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