GARNET

Garnet is a name given to a group of closely related silicate minerals sharing the same isometric structure . Garnets are used since the Bronze Age. Found in many colors including red, orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, blue, black, pink and colorless. Because of light transmission properties some garnet species has color-changing quality.

 Mohs hardness 6.5 - 7.5

 Garnets were used in Anciant Rome, Anglo-Saxon England, Sutton Hoo

Significant Gem Localities:-

It is mined in parts of Africa, Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Burma (Myanmar), Canada, China, Czech Republic, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, Zambia, India, Soviet Union, Brazil, United States, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, and Turkey.

WEIGHT PER PIECE OF GARNET
OVAL SHAPE		OCTAGON SHAPE		PEAR SHAPE		ROUND SHAPE		SQUARE SHAPE
SIZE	WEIGHT	SIZE	WEIGHT	SIZE	WEIGHT	SIZE	WEIGHT	SIZE	WEIGHT
5*3MM	0.33	5*3MM	0.38	5*3MM	0.3	3MM	0.18	3*3MM	0.21
5*4MM	0.4	6*4MM	0.75	6*4MM	0.5	4MM	0.38	4*4MM	0.41
6*4MM	0.56	7*5MM	1.25	7*5MM	0.72	5MM	0.62	5*5MM	0.9
7*5MM	0.9	8*6MM	2.2	8*5MM	1.1	6MM	1.08	6*6MM	1.3
8*6MM	1.4	9*7MM	2.85	8*6MM	1.35	7MM	1.52	7*7MM	2.25
9*7MM	2.25	10*8MM	4.5	9*6MM	1.52	8MM	2.35	8*8MM	3.45
10*8MM	3.35	11*9MM	4.56	10*7MM	2.25	9MM	2.86	10*10MM	5.3
11*9MM	3.8	12*10MM	6.63	12*8MM	3.17	10MM	4.25
12*10MM	4.57	14*10MM	7..92
14*10MM	6.3