Garnet Raw Form Size:1.7"L x 1.5"W x 1.3"T garnet has no cleavage

garnet has no cleavage

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the incised lines catching the stone’s characteristic light

each angled to catch light differently as the pendant moves

Garnet Raw Form Size:1.7"L x 1.5"W x 1.3"T garnet has no cleavageGarnet as it comes out of the groundalready faceted by the crystal's own geometry. Garnet is a nesosilicate mineral group. The red varieties most common in specimens are almandine, which crystallizes in the isometric system and often forms the distinctive 12 faced rhombic dodecahedron that collectors recognize: a perfectly regular, many sided crystal that looks cut but is not. Mohs hardness is 6. 57. 5. This raw form shows the natural crystal habit