garnet

Noun
  1. Any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive (synset 114700203)
    is a type of:
    • mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
    • transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
    subtypes:
    • almandine, almandite - a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
    • andradite - a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone
    • carbuncle - deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
    • cinnamon stone, essonite, hessonite - a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
    • pyrope - a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
    • rhodolite - a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone

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