Garnet

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Generally a rich dark plum or deep red tone, although orange and green garnet also exists.

• Ranks 7-7.5 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness.

• The red variant is generally from the Czech Republic, where it’s been missed for 500 years. The plum variant is more commonly from South Africa.

• Garnet is composed of many metals, mostly aluminium, silicon & oxygen.

• The pyrope (red / plum) garnet is also contains magnesium, and gets its colour from iron and chromium.

PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL BENEFITS

• Physically it regenerates the body, purify the blood stream & strengthen the immune system

• Emotionally it helps lift emotional disharmony, encourages love, enhances the imagination and channels the energy to bring success.

ANECDOTES…

• The word “garnet” comes from the Latin “granatum” meaning pomegranate – named after the colour.

• Legend says that Noah hung garnet in the ark to disperse light.