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The word Garnet comes from the Latin granum, which means grain. This gem looks like the inside of a pomegranate – the gem is always in this granular form. This gemstone comes in many colors: red, maroon, black or yellow-green. However, there are no blue garnets. Garnets belong to the mineral class of silicates and germanates or island silicates (nesosilicates). The cabochon cut is the most common in Garnets. Though gems with few inclusions are particularly enhanced in the faceted cut. The presence of visible inclusions can reduce the price of a Tsavorite Garnet in a faceted cut by almost half. While the cabochon cut reveals a good color and luminance. The Demantoid Garnet is similar to Diamonds – a good quality stone with the right cut shows unsurpassed brilliance. The Garnet group includes a variety of gems, therefore their prices and quality features vary. In general, yellow, yellow-green and green Garnets are more valuable than brownish ones. The Mali Garnet, a yellowish-green to orange-green gem, is very valuable. Garnets that have a star formation (specifically, a 6-ray pattern) are highly valuable as they are extremely rare. Loose stones, caresses and jewelry with Garnets and much more can be found at Etsy Overall, the value of gemstones also depends on various factors such as purity, color, cut and weight or carats (ct). The Garnet group includes various gems in different colors, all of which have a similar crystal structure. Varieties and modifications include: Octagazine, Bredbergite, Demantoid, Melanite, Topazolite and Xalostocite. The Garnet is assigned to the month of January and the star sign Aquarius.
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