Oval Shape Red Garnet Hessonite (African) - Size 3 To 12 Carat Dark Brown Natural Garnet Weight 120 Grams | High Iron & Manganese Concentration

We are praised brand for Making Exporting Distributing and Supplying Oval Shape Red Garnet Hessonite (African) in Delhi India. Garnets are a set of silicate minerals that form a group with gemstones in almost every colour. Red garnet is one of the most common and widespread of gems found in metamorphic rocks . The name "garnet" comes fromthe Medieval Latin word "granatum" which is an adjective meaning "dark-red". It has been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.

Garnet Identification

As it contains high concentrations of iron and/or manganese a strong neodymium magnet can separate garnet from all other natural transparent gemstones. Refractive index can be used to distinguish garnet species and varieties. Hessonite canbe confused with chrysoberyl zircon cassiterite and spessartite but chrysoberyl is harder than hessonite.

Garnet Deposits

Garnet is found all over the world. Different types of garnet occur in different locations.
a cGrossular: Hessonite comes chiefly from Sri Lanka and India. It is also found in Brazil and California. Fine green Grossular garnet comes from Kenya and Tanzania.
a cPyrope: China Madagascar Sri Lanka Myanmar (Burma) South Africa Tanzania USA.
a cRhodolite: Brazil India Sri Lanka Thailand USA.
a cAlmandine: Brazil India Madagascar Sri Lanka USA. Smaller deposits exist in Austria and the Czech Republic.