garnet

     

Garnet is a group of minerals that have been use since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnets are most often seen in red, but are available in a wide variety of colors spanning the entire spectrum. The name "garnet" comes from the Latin granatus ("grain"), possibly a reference to the Punica granatum ("pomegranate"), a plant with red seeds similar in shape, size, and color to some garnet crystals.

Trivia about garnet

  • This gem seen here got its name because of its pomegranate-like color
  • This shade of red has the same name as a birthstone
  • Red pyrope, a type of this mineral & birthstone, is often sold as an imitation ruby
  • The birthstone for January is this often dark red semiprecious stone
  • In contrast to the red types, the uvarovite form of this gemstone is a fine green
  • The American ruby & the Cape ruby are not rubies, but red varieties of this mineral
  • The name of this deep-red gem & "pomegranate" come from the same root

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