What colors does garnet come in?
Beyond the well-known deep reds, garnet can be purchased in cinnamon to tangerine shades orange, light yellows, deep purple, grass greens and soft lavender-pink. Garnet is all these colors and many more. Garnets are actually a closely related group of different gemstones that are available in nearly every color.
What is Garnet made up of?
What is Garnet? Garnet is the name used for a large group of rock-forming minerals. These minerals share a common crystal structure and a generalized chemical composition of X3Y2(SiO4)3. In that composition, “X” can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+ or Mn2+, and “Y” can be Al, Fe3+, Mn3+, V3+ or Cr3+.
What color is natural garnet?
Red
How can you tell a real garnet stone?
You should see many reflections of the light because they bounce around inside the stone. Roll the garnet around the axis and tilt it slightly. You should see tiny images of rainbows in each reflection. This will show you that your stone is a genuine garnet.
What is the most valuable gem?
The most valuable and prized gemstones in the world today are:
- Tanzanite. Discovered in 1967, Tanzanite is found only in northern Tanzania in the Mirerani Hills (in just a 4.3 x 1.2 mile mining area).
- Black Opal.
- Musgravite.
- Red Beryl.
- Alexandrite.
- Emerald.
- Ruby.
- Diamond.
Which is darker ruby or garnet?
Rubies have a deeper and more distinct red color, while garnets, in comparison, appear lighter and paler. In addition, a ruby could perhaps even seem slightly purple, some would even say bluish. But if the hue of the stone leans towards shades such as orange or yellow, you’re probably looking at a garnet.
How do I know my Ruby is real?
Real rubies glow with a deep, vivid, almost “stoplight” red. Fake gems are often dull: they are “light, but not bright.” If the gem is more of a dark red, then it may be garnet instead of a ruby. If it is a real ruby, however, know that darker stones are usually worth more than lighter stones.