Garnet


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This particular stone comes from a group of differently colored minerals that share a common chemical composition. Its name is a Latin derivative of "grain" because of its rounded crystal shape. Garnet is popularly known for its red color; almandine and pyrope.

• Color of streak : White
• Cleavage : Imperfect
• Fracture : Conchoidal, Splintery, brittle
• Crystal System : Isometric; rhombic, dodecahedron, icositetrahedron
• Double Refraction : Only rhodolite
• Pleochroism : None
• Fluorescence : None
• Transparency : Transparent, translucent