garnets

Deep crimson stones

Garnets are a group of hard, glassy minerals occurring in many colors, most commonly deep red.

Prized as semiprecious gemstones, they appear in jewelry and also serve industrial purposes as abrasives: a garnet ring, garnet sandpaper.

The deep reddish-brown color itself is called garnet.

color

burgundy

Deep purplish red

orange · green · purple · pink · hue · saturation · vivid · rich · warm · intense

gemstone

rhodolite

Pink to violet garnet

clarity · inclusion · brilliance · luster · transparent · gemology · lapidary · polished · rough · specimen

jewelry

ring

Closed curve shape

brooch · bracelet · setting · bezel · prong · birthstone · January · Victorian · antique · Bohemian

mineral

silicate

Oxygen-bound crystal compound

trapezoid · metamorphic · schist · alluvial · deposit · hardness · refractive · specific gravity · chemical composition · iron

industrial

abrasive

Rough enough to erode

blasting · filtration · polishing · grinding · grit · media · coated · bonded · lapping · finishing

Categories
Opposites
gemstone value/prestige

garnetsdiamonds

Precious crystallized carbon

rubies · emeralds · sapphires · Hope Diamond · Crown Jewels

gemstone color association

garnetsemeralds

Precious green gemstones

peridots · jade · turquoise · aquamarines · sapphires

mineral hardness/durability

garnetsdiamonds

Precious crystallized carbon

talc · corundum · gypsum · sapphires · rubies

Phrases
Family

garnet

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G