Type: | garnet speciment |
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Technique: | natural |
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Use: | Home Decoration |
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Place of Origin: | Afghanistan |
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Model Number: | 86 18925 191715 |
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Garnets /?ɡɑrn?t/ are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones andabrasives.
All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different species are pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone andtsavorite), uvarovite and andradite. The garnets make up two solid solution series: pyrope-almandine-spessarite and uvarovite-grossular-andradite.