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Chinese Name：石榴石, 鎂鋁榴石, 鐵鋁榴石 (貴石榴), 錳鋁榴石
English Name：Garnet, Pyrope, Alamandine, Spessartite
Chemical Composition：Mg3Al2 (SiO4)3 Magnesium Aluminium Silicate
Chemical Composition：Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 Iron Aluminium Silicate
Chemical Composition：Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 Manganese Aluminium Silicate
Crystal System：Cubic
Hardness：6.5–7.5
SG：3.4–4.6
RI：1.72 - 1.82 (Single Refractive)
Related Chakra：Root, Heart
Birthstone：January
Astrological Sign: Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius
Locality：Tailand, India, Arizona, South Africa, Argentina,Australia, Brazil, Burma, Scotland, Swiss, Tanzania
Colour：Red to Reddish brown
Garnet Family：Pyrope (dark red to ruby red)、Almandine (red)、Spessartine (orange to reddish-orange)、Hessonite (orange to brownish-orange)、Grossular Garnet (clear, or a wide range of color from brown to orange, pink or green)、Andradite (Green,yellowish green, brown, black)、Demantoid (Green)、Tsavorite (Green) 、Uvarovite (Green)

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Functions：
1.	Red garnet is specially good for heart, helps those who is afraid of cold and improve gynaecologic problems.
2.	Increase self confidence and enthusiasm in work.
3.	Speed up『Reborn ability』, help in beauty and looking young.
4.	Improve skin problems.
5.	Enchance reproductive system, place a garent at the abdomen area or carry one in pocket of pants.
6.	Improve gynaecologic problems, enhance reproductive system and improve health conditions.

General care：

1.	Except for demantoid: Garent is durable enough for everyday wear.
2.	Demantoid: Avoid thermal shock as sudden changes of temperature may cause fracturing of stone.
3.	Demantoid: Avoid heat.
4.	Demantoid: Avoid using steam cleaners.
5.	Cleaning: Use lukewarm plain water, mild soap and a soft brush to scrub behind the stone where dirt can collect.

Garnet Group	Name	Composition	Colour	Inclusion	Locality
Aluminium Group Pyralspite series	Pyrope Garnet	Mg3Al2 (SiO4)3 Magnesium Aluminium Silicate	Red, purplish- red (iron or chromium cause colour)	Needle-like crystal. Often free from inclusions	South Africa Sri Lanka USA
	Rhodolite	(Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3	Purplish- red (iron or chromium cause colour)	Needle-like crystal. Often free from inclusions	South Africa Sri Lanka USA
	Alamandine Garnet	Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 Iron Aluminium Silicate	Brownish to purplish-red, pale to deep mauve. (4 or 6-rayed stars.)	Stress cracks (zircon hales), needle-like rutiles are characteristic inclusions. (4 or 6-rayed stars.)	Brazil India Sri Lanka
	Spessartine Garnet Spessartite	Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 Manganese Aluminium Silicate	Yellowish- orange, red, brownish-red.		Brazil Myanmar Sri Lanka
Calcium Group Ugrandite series Grossular Garnet Grossularite		Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Calcium Aluminium Silicate	Brownish- yellow to brownish-red, orange
	Hessonite Cinnamon stone Kaneel stone		Brownish- yellow to brownish-red, orange	A granular internal appearance is caused by the progusion of rounded crystals (they may be apatite, calcite or zircon)	Sri Lanka Brazil India Canada Madagascar Tanzania USA
	Green grossular Tsavorite Tsavolite		Bright bluish-green to yellowish- green. Vanadium & chromium are the probable cause of the colour.		Kenya Madagascar Tanzania
	Leuco Garnet		Clourless variety		Canada Mexico Tanzania
	Hydrogrossular		Opaque greenish variety		South Africa Burma Zambia
Calcium Group Andradite Garnet		Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3 Calcium Iron Silicate
	Demantoid		Green and yellow-green. Chromium is colouring element.	Radiating aggregates of a fibrous mineral - horsetail inclusion. Russian demantoid	Russia Namibia
	Melanite		Opaque black variety		Germany France Italy Colorado
	Topazolite		Yellow to lemon yellow, topaz-like variety.		Switzerland Italy California
Uvarovite		Ca3Cr2(SiOr)3 Calcium chromium silicate	Emerald-green		Finland India Canada Poland Russia California

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