Garnet 5-8mm Natural Nugget - 15-16 Inch 40x55mm In lower grades it can

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

It is extremely tough and resistant to fracture and has been used to make choppers and blades since Neolithic times

It was first found in a deposit near Shunga village

tan and ivory

Garnet 5-8mm Natural Nugget - 15-16 Inch 40x55mm In lower grades it canGarnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different species are pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite.