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Garnets are associated with the color red, but they actually are available in a variety of colors. Garnet is generally found in colors like pink, red, purple, orange, yellow, violet, green, colorless, occasionally black, brown and many shades of red and green, Garnets gemstones are durable and well suited for virtually all jewelry settings. Garnets are believed to provide safety to travelers on journeys. This gemstone takes its name from pomegranate, presumably because of their resemblance to pomegranate seeds in color and size. They are also used widely as abrasives. In December 1996, a student in Central Australia discovered what is thought to be the largest single garnet ever found - measuring nearly one hundred feet across! Other sources of garnet include India, Soviet Union, Brazil and the United States. Shape: Rice Size: 6*9 mm about 120 beads per strand 15.inch The listed price is for one strand. |
