Orange Garnet 8mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads Size_30mm After the glass has cooled

After the glass has cooled

Many of the earliest gem traders did not realize that these yellowish stones were actually different materials

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers

Orange Garnet 8mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads Size_30mm After the glass has cooledOrange 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.