Orange Garnet 6mm Faceted Round - 8-Inch Purple Garnet and Egyptians were mining the

and Egyptians were mining the stone as early as 3200 BCE

Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in China where the stone was recently discovered

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased

The most common members of the feldspar group are the plagioclase feldspars and the alkali feldspars

Orange Garnet 6mm Faceted Round - 8-Inch Purple Garnet and Egyptians were mining theOrange 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.