Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
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Browse mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species pyrope almandine garnet) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Likely garnet crystal
Garnet-group silicate; species cannot be determined from the image
Red garnet (possible rough gem fragment)
Likely almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; identification from the image is uncertain
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Red garnet (possible almandine or pyrope), cut/polished
Garnet-group silicate; likely almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, or pyrope, Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Garnet (likely pyrope–almandine)
Garnet-group nesosilicate, commonly pyrope Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ or almandine Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Polished garnet beads
Garnet group, commonly almandine–pyrope solid solution (approximately Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃–Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Garnet fragments
Garnet-group silicate, most likely almandine–pyrope or spessartine; composition varies, commonly (Fe,Mg,Mn)₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Red garnet cabochon-style earrings
Likely almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃); the image alone cannot confirm the stone or whether it is natural or synthetic.
Likely rough garnet-bearing rock
Possibly almandine garnet in a mica-rich metamorphic matrix; identification is uncertain from the image alone.
Mixed garnet crystal specimens
Garnet-group silicates, likely almandine–spessartine with possible grossular/pyrope varieties; general formula X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃
Red garnet cabochon ring
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine–pyrope solid solution (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃)
Red garnet gemstone
Garnet group; likely almandine–pyrope, (Fe,Mg)₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Probable tumbled garnet
Garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Likely garnet
Almandine–pyrope garnet group; commonly Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ to Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Garnet ring
Likely almandine or pyrope garnet, an Fe–Mg–Al silicate in the garnet group; exact identity cannot be confirmed visually
Polished red garnet (likely almandine)
Almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; identification from the photo is provisional
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rough Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Garnet-set butterfly brooch
Likely almandine or pyrope garnet, iron–aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ or Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Likely garnet-bearing rock (possibly almandine garnet in matrix)
Garnet, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂); host rock cannot be determined from the image
Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine, Pyrope)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope)
Silicate Mineral (Group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 where X=Mg, Fe, Mn and Y=Al, Fe, Cr)
Eclogite
Eclogite
Faceted red gemstone, likely garnet
Most likely almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃); identification from the photo is tentative.
Likely garnet (rough crystal)
Garnet group; possibly almandine, (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Red-brown garnet in quartz (likely almandine garnet)
Almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, associated with quartz, SiO₂
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (Silicate Mineral Group)
Red garnet (likely almandine or pyrope), polished/tumbled
Garnet-group silicate; commonly almandine Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ or pyrope Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)
Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Almandine/Pyrope Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (often Pyrope or Almandine); X3Y2(SiO4)3
Garnet (Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group; (Fe,Mg)3Al2(SiO4)3
Likely garnet-bearing rock (possibly almandine garnet in dark matrix)
Garnet, probably almandine (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃); host rock is not identifiable from this image
Red garnet-like faceted pendant
Possibly almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; identification is uncertain from the image
Polished garnet bead (likely almandine)
Almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ (tentative visual identification)
Garnet Gneiss
Gneiss containing almandine-pyrope garnet