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	They are generally cut into eight facets, of -which four are large and four small. When they are without defect, and of sufficient size, their colour amongst gems is most prized. The garnet of Bohemia is also called that of Ceylon. Its colour is so strikingly blood-red, that it is called red garnet. Its specific weight—greater than that of the amethyst—is 4-1888. It is less hard than the garnet of Syriam, melts with greater facility, hut breaks with difficulty. Analysed, it presents
	It is found in veins, and sometimes, though but rarely, crystallized. It exerts a sensible influence on the magnetic needle ; is of a very vivid blood colour, but, looked at through the light, it has a yellowish-red colour, more vivid at the edges, and almost like the jacinth. It has the peculiar property of resisting the fire without losing either colour, weight, or transparency.