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Sec. IV, Ch. 14: Semi-Precious Stone - Garnet, Carbuncle, and Cinnamon Stone

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262 The Garnet, Carbuncle, and Cinnamon Stone.
Garnet is simply that the former is cut en cabochon, whilst the latter is generally cut with a table and facets.
Almandine Garnet is occasionally found to be asteri-ated, but such specimens are rare.
ALMANDINE (Carbuncle),
PYROPE, The Pyrope, sometimes known as " Bohemian Garnet," is of a blood-red colour, never purple. When cut like a brilliant it is very bright, but owing to its occurring in small pieces, it is more usually rose-cut and mounted en pavé. It is found principally in Saxony and Bohemia, where it occurs embedded in Serpentine. By the gradual decomposition of this matrix, the Garnets are set free and being carried down by streams, are found in the sands of the rivers, where they are collected by children. Fine
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