Purple Garnet While most popular in red, garnet also occurs as purple stones. The purple crystals come from the varieties of garnet called pyrope and spessartine. Blue garnet, the rarest of all garnets, itself turns purple under an incandescent light. While Garnet commonly is a red gemstone, some stones are pink, orange, green, deep brown, and purple-red!
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Overview About Garnet View Gallery Red garnets have a long history, but modern gem buyers can pick from a rich palette of garnet colors: greens, oranges, pinkish oranges, deeply saturated purplish reds, and even some blues. Red garnet is one of the most common and widespread of gems. But not all garnets are as abundant as the red ones. By Emily Frontiere Purple is a powerful color. Some of its clout stems from the fact that it's rarely found in nature. Indeed, only a few gems exhibit a dominant purple color. Fortunately, those that do are truly beautiful. Their colors range from pale and gentle to saturated and bold. Purple Garnet (1 - 60 of 5,000+ results) Price ($) Shipping All Sellers Sort by: Relevancy Rare High quality Pink/Purple garnet raw Natural garnet untreated garnet rough stone AAA quality well sorted raw garnet for jewelry Rhodolit (306) $2.65 Garnets ( / ˈɡɑːrnɪt /) are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives . All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition.
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Demantoid is a rare and famous green garnet, spessartine (also called spessartite) is an orange garnet, and rhodolite is a beautiful purple-red garnet. Garnets can even exhibit the color-change phenomenon similar to the rare gemstone alexandrite. All garnets have essentially the same crystal structure, but they vary in chemical composition. Garnet is a group of minerals that is made up of six species: pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular, andradite, and uvarovite. All garnets crystallize in the cubic system, but the chemical compositions vary. Check out our purple garnet stones selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our metaphysical crystals shops. The most common gemstone in the garnet family, almandines come in a wide range of colors. The blend of almandine-pyrope is the dark red variety popularly associated with garnets. Andradite One of the rarest garnets, andradites have the highest dispersion of all garnets, with even more fire than diamond.
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Purple Garnet Stone (1 - 60 of 5,000+ results) Price ($) Shipping All Sellers Natural Sparkling Rhodolite Garnet Tennis Bracelet 4x6mm Oval Cut Natural Garnet Vintage Bracelet Naturally Mined Genuine Gemstones For Her (816) $160.00 $200.00 (20% off) FREE shipping The Royalty Gem - ( Oval 2.96 cts Purple Pyrope-Almandine Garnet from Mozambique) (39) The archetypical garnet is a deep red, but they can be found in pinks, purples, greens, and there are even extremely rare blue color-changing garnets. Garnets are considered a mineral family, and there are quite a few different sub-types depending on chemical composition. Do you want to make things even more fun?
Lots of choice for January birthdays! We have many more shapes and sizes available in Purple Garnet - please contact us if you don't find what you are looking for in our online inventory. click here to see a selection of Purple Garnet for sale PurpleGarnet_oval_7.4×5.8mm_1.29cts_pl118h PurpleGarnet_pear_8.0x6.0mm_1.19cts_pl120 Details This rare gemstone is unique and has been selected by our professional gemologists directly from the mouth of the mine. ID #: RHDC596 Gem Type: Royal Purple Garnet Gem Weight: 6.28 Carat Gem Shape: Emerald Cut Cutting Style: Step Cut GIA Color Grade: rP 6/6 (Hue : reddish Purple, Tone : 6, Saturation : 6) GIA Clarity Grade: VVS
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Clarity: Purple garnets are typically transparent to translucent, allowing light to pass through and enhance their color. Clarity can vary, with some stones being nearly flawless and others containing minor inclusions. 3. Hardness: Garnets, including purple garnet, have a hardness of 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. 1. Rhodolite Garnet Garnets are an obsession for some, myself included. Of the various orange, red, and purple-ish varieties of this precious stone my personal favorite are rhodolite garnets. These deep purple-red gemstones have a way of capturing the eye and their slight shift from burgundy to deep purple depending on the light is entrancing.
