GARNET COLLECTION

Garnet is a group of closely related silicate minerals known for their rich colors and strong brilliance. It has been used as a gemstone for thousands of years and comes in more colors than most people realize.

What Is Garnet?

“Garnet” is not one mineral: it's a group of minerals with similar structures but different chemical compositions.

The most common types include:

• Almandine (red)
• Pyrope (red to dark red)
• Spessartine (orange to orange-red)
• Grossular (green, yellow, brown—includes tsavorite)
• Andradite (green, yellow—includes demantoid)
• Uvarovite (bright emerald-green, rare)

Hardness

Most garnets fall between:

• 6.5 – 7.5 on the Mohs scale

This makes them durable and suitable for everyday jewelry.

Color

Garnets come in a wide range of colors depending on type:

Common colors

• Red (most famous)
• Orange
• Brown
• Yellow
• Green

Rare colors

• Bright emerald green (Demantoid, Tsavorite)
• Pink
• Purple
• Color-change garnets (shift from green to red under different lighting)

Blue garnet is extremely rare and one of the rarest gemstones in the world.

Where Garnet Is Found

Different types are found in different locations, but major sources include:

• India
• Sri Lanka
• Madagascar
• Tanzania
• Kenya
• Russia (demantoid garnet)
• Pakistan
• United States – Arizona, Idaho
• Brazil