garnet

For this lesson, please read our gemstone encyclopedia listing Garnet Value Price and Jewelry Information and then you can come back here and mark…

A versatile gem and the famous January birthstone, garnet is a favorite among jewelers and consumers. But did you know the extreme conditions of…

Pyrope always occurs in series with other garnet species. Common, dark red garnets are a mixture of almandine and pyrope. Other mixtures also occur,…

A pretty good Tanzanian tsavorite type green garnet with some minor inclusions, but nothing very noticeable in normal viewing conditions.

A veru nice, clean rhodolite garnet with only a tiny bit of fine rutile silk out in one corner that I can see under magnification.

One of the rarer varieties in the garnet group, Mali garnet is a blend of grossular and andradite. This gemstone has great brilliance and a high dispersion.…

A versatile gem and the famous January birthstone, garnet is a favorite among jewelers and consumers. Learn how garnets form and how they get their…

A nicely brilliant burning red-orange Nigerian spessartite garnet.

Rhodolites are purplish red garnets, a blend between almandine and pyrope in composition. These durable gems have become popular jewelry stones.…