Garnet
Types of Garnet
ALMANDINE Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 reddish brown to brown
ANDRADITE Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3 brown, black or green
GROSSULAR Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 colorless, orange or green
PYROPE Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 dark red to ruby red
SPESSARTINE Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 orange, pink or brown
UVAROVITE Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 green

Common Garnet varieties:
- Pyrope (also called Bohemian garnet, or Cape ruby) is the best know of all garnets. This gem is a deep rich red. This gem is very inexpensive.
- Rhodolite: Raspberry red to dark bubble gem pink. Prices are nicely affordable.
- Umbalite: Pink to peachy pink. Hard to find and can be costly.
- Hessonite: Rich burnt orange to reddish orange. These can get pricey for gems over 1 carat in size.
- Spessartite: Red with flashes of orange. Can be dark with brown undertones. Medium price range
- Mandarine: Fantastic bright orange. Rare and pricey.
- Mali: medium green-yellow (chartreuse) color
- Tsavorite: Bright green. These gems are becoming extremely popular and prices continues to rise. Tsavorite is usually not found in large sizes. Gems above 2 carats are rare and can run into the thousands of dollars.
- Demantoid: Light green, yellow green, yellow brown. Not found in large sizes. Gems above 2 carats are rare and can run into many thousands of dollars.





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