Orange Garnet 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch A but unlike rubies

but unlike rubies

**The strand pictured is banded but the strand you receive may not be banded

A Manganese inosilicate (or chain silicate)

Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown

as well as the amount of patterning

Orange Garnet 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch A but unlike rubiesOrange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called Cinnamon Stone for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of spices, Sri Lanka. Its color is due to the presence of Manganese and Iron in the stone. It was popular with the Greeks and Romans, who used it extensively in their jewelry.