Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Garnet The Gem

Garnet at 8X
This is an extreme closeup of a piece of garnet I purchased at a show.  Garnet is my birthstone gem.  This one, however; is not large enough to wear on a ring.

Garnet
It has only tiny granules.

Garnet
It is glued to the little card and somehow cracked.

Garnet are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasivesWikipedia


Garnet
I folded the card on the break to expose the inner granules.


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