3mm Garnet Roundale Faceted Beads Features:
ABOUT 3mm Garnet Roundale: -
3mm Garnet Roundale Size: 3mm
3mm Garnet Roundale Shape: Bead (round in shape with a small hole in the center)
3mm Garnet Roundale No of beads: 200 - 240 beads on a string
3mm Garnet Roundale Type: Faceted Beads
3mm Garnet Roundale Length: 16 inches long
3mm Garnet Roundale Color: Red
What is Garnet?
Garnet is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnets are most often seen in red, but are available in a wide variety of colors spanning the entire spectrum. The name "garnet" comes from the Latin granatus ("grain"), possibly a reference to the Punica granatum ("pomegranate"), a plant with red seeds similar in shape, size, and color to some garnet crystals.
Six common species of garnet are recognized based on their chemical composition. They are pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite. The garnets make up two solid solution series; 1. pyrope-almandine-spessarite and 2. uvarovite-grossular-andradite.
