Unveiling the Garnet Family: A Guide to Colors and Gemstones

By Admin

This chart showcases the different varieties of garnets. Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that come in a variety of colors, including red, orange, green, yellow, brown, black, and colorless. The specific type of garnet is determined by its chemical composition.

The chart lists six main varieties of garnet:

  • Almandine: This is the most common type of garnet, and it is typically red in color.
  • Spessartite: This garnet is typically orange or red-brown in color.
  • Grossularite: This garnet can come in a variety of colors, including green, yellow, and brown.
  • Andradite: This garnet is typically yellow, green, brown, or black in color.
  • Uvarovite: This is a rare type of garnet that is green in color.
  • Pyrope: This garnet is typically red in color.

The chart also lists some of the lesser-known varieties of garnet, including demantoid (green), rhodolite (purplish red or rose colored), melanite (opaque black), hessonite (brownish-red), hydrogrossular (yellow), and leuco garnet (colorless).

Garnets are popular gemstones that are used in a variety of jewelry applications. They are also used in industrial applications, such as abrasives.