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A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
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A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.
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A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out.
Examples of garnets in a Sentence
Garnets look great in both silver and gold.
In New Mexico are found turquoises and a few garnets; it seems probable that turquoises were mined by the Aztecs.
The New Mexican garnets are found in McKinley county.
Garnets are found in the Sierra de Gata and in the Sierra Nevada fine marble is quarried.
The diamonds of this district are noted for their purity and lustre, and are generally associated with other crystals - garnets, agates, quartz and chalcedonies.
The artifact captioned as the Maltby brooch is actually a gilt bronze buckle with garnets from East Boldon, Tyne and Wear.
Delicately blending silver with striking garnets, this is indeed a gift fit for a princess.
This ruby is toward the pinkish tones and has tiny garnets embedded in her.
Over 2000 years ago the Romans were using sapphires, emeralds, garnets, and amber in their jewelry.
This is an area of very specialized products, including talc, industrial garnets, and zinc.
While most associate deep red stones with garnets, they can be other colors, including brown, orange and even green.
Garnets can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes and are commonly found cut in cabochons (smooth round surface) or faceted.
Garnets are used to protect and heal wounds.
The company also offers gemstone rings with dazzling rubies, sapphires, emeralds, mystic topaz, aquamarine, garnets, citrine, peridot, and other beautiful colored gems.
An early discovery of Siberian garnets by Soviet geologist Larissa Popugaieva may have led to the eventual founding of Mirny Mine.
When garnets are present, diamonds are often nearby.
Rubies are frequently used in tennis bracelets, pendants, and earrings, or rings with garnets, pink sapphires, or mystic topaz gems have similar colors to rubies.
This includes rings that feature moonstones, garnets and white topaz.
The jewel bearings used within the mechanism were originally made from real jewels such as sapphire, garnets and rubies.
Access to Fashion uses a combination of pearls, garnets, and silver for asana necklaces and pendants.
Garnets and mica are everywhere found.
It contains 1300 great pearls, 400 garnets, 90 amethysts, 300 sapphires, 300 emeralds, 15 rubies, 75 balas rubies, 4 topazes, 2 cameos; the gems, except where they have been replaced, are cut en cabochon.
It may be diminished by introducing clippings of platinum foil, pieces of porcelain, glass beads or garnets into the liquid.
The " ruby " sand consists chiefly of fine garnets and magnetites, with a few rose-quartz grains.
Garnets are plentiful in the Lindi district, and agates, topaz, moonstone and other precious stones are found in the colony.
Diamonds are obtained in Borneo, garnets in Sumatra, Bachian and Timor, and topazes in Bachian, antimony in Borneo and the Philippines; lead in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines; copper and malachite in the Philippines, Timor, Borneo and Sumatra; and, most important of all, tin in Banka, Billiton and Singkep. Iron is pretty frequent in various forms. Gold is not uncommon in the older ranges of Sumatra, Banka, Celebes, Bachian, Timor and Borneo.