Garnet comes from the Latin word 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. It is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. It can be translucent to transparent, sometimes opaque with a vitreous or resinous lustre. The best known type of garnet is red semi-precious stone pyrope, one of several red gems, which the ancients used to call Carbuncles.
There are six common varieties of garnet that 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.
Garnet symbolizes fire, faith, courage, truth, grace, compassion, constancy and fidelity. It gives an excellent assistance for blood deficiency diseases and stimulates bloodstream and pituitary gland, relieves rheumatism and arthritis pain to the person wearing this gem.
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