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Garnet

Rhodolite, almandite or pyrope garnets are special type of gemstones that comes in multiple colour shades. Rhodolite being the most popular because of its pretty colours, which can be pink, purple, or a deep purple-red that looks a lot like raspberries! The best rhodolite stones have a soft, velvety purple-red shade.

Specifications

Origin: Africa, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Norway and United States
Color: Reddish Purple to Purple
Species: Pyrope-Almandine Garnet
Hardness: 7.0 to 7.5 on Mohs Scale
Birthstone Month: January
Anniversary Year: 2nd
Refractive Index: 1.75-1.78
Birefringence: None
Specific Gravity: 3.84 (+/-0.10)
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