Purple Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch high-end-discount-2 stalactites

stalactites

red and magenta hues

It occurs in bright turquoise blues and darker blues as well as rust reds

reddish to browns

Composite beads may also be called "mosaic beads" because of the visible fragments

Purple Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch high-end-discount-2 stalactitesPurple Garnet is a magenta to purple variety of the famous stone. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civilizations throughout history, its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. Garnet is used today not only as an ornamental gem, but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives.