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Garnet
The term garnet (from the Latin
"ganatus" which means "grains") indicates a very
interesting mineralogical group for the variety of shapes and splendid colors.
Depending on their variety they are found in different environmental conditions.
They are commonly associated with other minerals such as diamond, topaz,
tourmaline, spinel, beryl etc ... Garnet are silicates of various bivalent and
trivalent elements such as calcium, iron, manganese, aluminum, chromium and
titanium. The coloring, which changes according to the chemical components, is
very varied. Traces of yttrium, zirconium and titanium have been found as
chemical impurities. From a petrological point of view, the term garnet refers
to six minerals: almandine (red-violet color); pyrope (ruby red color);
grossularia (essonite, cinnamon yellow, cinnamon red); spessartite
(honey-yellow, yellow-brown color); andradite (demantoid, green, yellow-green
color; Topazolite, yellow-gold color; Melanite, yellow-black color); uvarovite
(intense emerald-green color). The garnet has a vitreous luster and very
variable transparency: it goes from limpid, transparent to completely opaque
garnets. As a gem of primary importance, garnet has been widely used in ancient
times to produce necklaces. It is still used as a gemstone for the manufacture
of ornamental objects; because of its remarkable hardness, it is ground and
used as an abrasive for the processing of the garnets themselves and for cutting
the gems of lower hardness.
Important deposits are located in India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Sri
Lanka and Tanzania.
Garnet activates and strengthens the survival instinct bringing hope and
courage.