Garnet Crystals

pyrope garnet in matrix

All Garnets essentially have the same crystal structure. However, they vary in their chemical compositions and respective colors. Over twenty Garnet categories exist, but only five are considered commercially important gems. The five include Almandine or Almandite, Pyrope, Grossular or Grossularite, Spessartine, and Andradite. Garnets have to be one of the more confusing stones to […]