garnet

The pink almandine in this fin de siècle gold ring appears to have a slight window. From the collection of the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.…

The most widespread type of garnet, almandine usually blends with pyrope or spessartine. In large sizes, these gems have very dark tones. Gem cutters…

Most fiery red pyropes are colored principally by iron, so they have a brownish tone. However, a few are colored by chromium, like rubies, and even…

The name malaya or malaia comes from the Swahili word for “outcast,” because the first buyers who saw these garnets in the 1960s rejected them…

Purplish red, crimson, or dark red rhodolites have a richness and intensity of color that can rival ruby and red tourmaline. This makes them the…

Mali garnets, sometimes called grandites, are rare blends of grossular and andradite. Although they tend towards yellow, they can also occur…

Hues of a vibrant sunset and a unique cut would let this gem stand out in any jewelry piece. © Pebble Sprout. Used with permission.

This light-toned gem shows a rare and attractive color shift from peach in daylight to golden in incandescent. With a highly symmetric cut, this…

Light tones in garnets are highly unusual. The delicate peach-champagne hues in this malaya garnet have gained popularity. Ceylon sapphires…