Red Garnet 4mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Australian Boulder Opal second only to diamond

second only to diamond

and therefore is not an Agate in the strictest terms

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

Specially designed for cutting hard wire

with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey

Red Garnet 4mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Australian Boulder Opal second only to diamondRed Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. 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.