The use and purchase of garnet

Uses:
Garnet pure crystal is used as a gem.
Garnet sand is a good abrasives, is also a commonly used instead of the silica sand blasting treatment.
Mixed with high-pressure water, garnet in the waterjet cutting is used for cutting steel and other materials.
Garnet sand is also used as the medium of water purification.
In the United States it is the birthstone for January.
It is the second anniversary of the wedding anniversary gem.
It is Connecticut's state mineral.
It is also the representative of New York gem.
Evaluation optional:
Based on the evaluation and purchase of garnet by color, transparency, particle size. Garnet gem-quality standard requirements: transparency, color, bright, particle size greater than 5 mm. Bright green demantoid very popular in the international gem market, pristine, bright colors, high crystal clear Demantoid value. Emerald green chrome vanadium aluminum garnet (also called Tsavorite) high-value, high quality can be compared with the emerald. Red, orange-red garnet is also very precious orange orange garnet (also known as spessartine) in recent years, prices rose faster.
Garnet is one of the high-grade gems, in which the green gems are rare species. Rich ruby ??color, pure, purple teeth black varieties with high transparency to share. Its high refractive index, strong luster, beautiful and diverse color, is a favorite gem varieties. Many countries in the world the purple teeth Ukrainian given as January birthstone, a symbol of faithful, love and chastity. Westerners think the purple teeth Ukraine has a life-saving magic; in the Middle East, purple teeth black was elected to do the royal family keepsake.
In the international gemstone market, pure, bright colors, the garnet crystal clear high value. Emerald green chrome vanadium aluminum garnet highest value, high quality can be compared with the emerald. Red, orange-red garnet is also very valuable. Purple teeth black is one of the more common low-grade gem. Geological Museum of China, the possession of an orange-red spessartite the Shi Taijing body weighing 1397 carats produced in Xinjiang. U.S. National Museum of Natural History collection of the world's best a brown yellow transparent cinnamon stone (iron and calcium aluminum garnet), is an elaborate carved Christ avatar weighs 61.5 kt, priceless.
Garnet imitation goods is very little, it is easy respectively.
Garnet color super-brilliant super-transparent, if the price is very attractive, too hard.
2, to see the batt impurities, easily out of garnet black spots, ice crack.
, Garnet heavier than the individual crystal, and hold it in the hands of measure, if lighter than the powder, it is necessary to be careful.
4, garnet contrast delicate appearance feel very slippery, feels very comfortable feeling very much oil to powder "glass" feeling.
Garnet gloss strong sense of metal that looks bright light hazy sense, this is particularly reflected in the beads.