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Rubies Sapphires Emeralds Amber Topaz Opal Aquamarine Garnets Amethyst Peridot Tourmaline Moonstone

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Gems in Medicine

Garnet localities in USA

North Carolina Garnets (Kunz)

Spessartite (1887) and Almandine Colorado and more spessartite (1912) in Virginia (gem quality and mineral collections)

"Arizona Ruby " Garnet from Navajo Indian Reservation

Manhattan Garnets and "Ruby Mountain" Colorado Spessartite location description

Garnets -- Carbuncle -- before 1700

De Re Metallica: Italians mining Garnets and Gold in German Mountains

Agricola (1600's) on the Carbunculus (= Garnet, Spinel but not Ruby !)

Theophrastus on Anthrax = Garnet and Rev. King's expert view on Almandine Garnets of Theophrastus

Nicols (1652) on Garnets or Carbuncle

Historic Overview Garnets in different cultures

Classic Garnet References

Several page- Factsheet on the six garnets: Grossular, Spessartite, Almandine, Pyrope, Uvarovite and Andradite. Includes geological description of occurence of different Garnet varieties.

In antique jewelry the Ruby, Spinel and Red Garnet were used interchangeably. What were the reasons ?

Oliver Farrington (former Curator Chicago Nat. His. Museum) wrote an excellent chapter on Garnets, their occurence, localities, applications and physical properties

Garnet in Jewelry

Garnet were used as far back as the Greeks as well as Egyptians