"Garnet" is actually the name of a group of silicate minerals, which can be found around the world, as spectacular crystals, gem rough, or massive deposits mined for industrial abrasives. Garnets are found in literally every color, and entire books have been written on them.
The garnet group includes almandine, andradite, calderite, goldmanite, grossular, hibschite, katoite, kimzeyite, knorringite, majorite, morimotoite, pyrope, schorlomite, spessartine, and uvarovite.
Of these, the most common are almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope, spessartine, and uvarovite. Hundreds of localities are known.
Garnet is very often mined in Africa and Sri Lanka. Some of the most beautiful come from the Umba Valley in Tanzania.
Garnet peridotite is a type of rock that forms in the Earth's mantle and contains a high proportion of both garnet and peridotite minerals. It is commonly found in subduction zones where oceanic plates are forced beneath continental plates. Garnet peridotite is important in understanding the processes that occur in the Earth's mantle.
http://www.google.com/search?q=+largest+anthill+garnet+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Here is the list for you to look through. Jack
An anthill garnet is a small gemstone that is found near anthills in the American Southwest. These garnets are typically very small in size, ranging from a few millimeters to a centimeter in diameter. They get their name from the fact that ants often uncover them while constructing their anthills.
Garnet is a mineral, of the Al SiO3 community, with other contributions as well. Some times used as a minor gemstone. A cubic mineral, found often enough in metamorphosed rocks such as schist.
in the ground
The Barton Garnet Mine was established in 1878. The NY Subway Garnet, the best-formed crystal ever found in the state, was discovered during sewer excavation in 1885.
trich is found worldwide.
Garnet is a mineral most often found in high grade metamorphic rock.
Garnet is very often mined in Africa and Sri Lanka. Some of the most beautiful come from the Umba Valley in Tanzania.
schist
France, I think.
Mica and garnet are commonly found in schist. Chloride is not typically found in schist; rather, it is often associated with evaporites or in hydrothermal systems.
Garnet jewelry can be found in South Africa for cheap because of the cheap miners found there. It is very expensive in the states so I hope you take my advice and enjoy it.
Star garnets are so rare that thus far they have only been found in two places in the world: in the state of Idaho in the USA, and in India. The garnet varieties that occasionally exhibit asterism are almandine and a mixture of almandine and pyrope garnet.
normally garnet is already pre shined but if u just found some than you would use nail polish remover this worked for the garnet i found , it shouldn't ruen it
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