Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.
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The word garnet comes from the 14th-century Middle English word gernet, meaning 'dark red'. It is borrowed from Old French grenate from Latin granatus, from granum ('grain, seed'). This is possibly a reference t… See more

Garnet species are found in every colour, with reddish shades most common. Blue garnets are the rarest and were first reported in the 1990s.
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• Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
• Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
• Spessartine: Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
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Also known as rare-earth garnets.
The crystallographic structure of garnets has been expanded from the prototype to include chemicals with the general formula A3B2(CO4)3. Besides silicon, a large number of … See more

Red garnets were the most commonly used gemstones in the Late Antique Roman world, and the Migration Period art of the "barbarian" peoples who took over the territory of the Western Roman Empire. They were … See more