Throughout history, garnets have held significant importance among colored gemstones due to their impressive hardness and exceptional brilliance. The term "garnet" encompasses a diverse family of gemstones, with various distinct varieties falling under this category. While there are numerous types of garnet, there is no singular gemstone known simply as "garnet".
All of the different garnets share a common crystal structure but vary in their chemical composition. Gemology recognizes six common species of garnet based on their different chemical composition. They are pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossularite, uvarovite and andradite. In addition to these six species, there are a number of other garnet varieties that are distinguished in the gem trade, based on their color or other special properties. Altogether there are at least 17 different varieties of garnet, discover our extensive range of garnet gemstones for sale.
A mix of spessartite and pyrope garnet. This rare garnet presents a color change from brownish or orange in daylight, to rose-pink in incandescent light.
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