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garnet
{n} a red gem, precious stone, small tackle
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A brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive
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A group of very closely related complex silicate minerals, mainly formed in metamorphic rocks such as schists The typical garnet is equidimensional and dark red, though purple, pink, green, yellow and white forms also occur
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a variable color averaging a dark red
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transparent stone ranging in color from light red to darkish plum red GAUGE -- The distance between two needle points expressed in fraction of an inch Applies to both knitting and tufting GLASS MESH MORTAR UNIT/CEMENTITIOUS BACKER UNIT: A backer board designed for use with ceramic tile in wet areas It can be used in place of metal lath, Portland cement scratch coat and mortar bed GLASS MOSAIC TILES: Tiles made of glass, usually in sizes not over 2 inches square and 1/4 inch thick and mounted on sheets of paper Sheets are usually 12" x 12" GLAZE: A ceramic coating matured to the glassy state on ceramic tile The term "glaze" also refers to the material or mixture from which the coating is made
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A group stones that share a similar chemical structure, the garnet family includes pyrope, almandine, and demantoid, among others Almandine garnet are red varieties, with pyrope being the common Bohemian garnet found in much Victorian and turn of the century jewelry Demantoid garnet is a much rarer bright green variety, first mined in the mid-nineteenth century Demantoid has the highest dispersion of colored stones usually found on the market, which means it is very sparkly Demantoid is generally found only relatively small stones
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A dark red
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A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula
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A group of silicate minerals characteristic of some metamorphic rocks; often found as an isometric crystal with many shades of red
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Any of a group of semi-precious silicate stones that range in colour from red to green (garnets occur in all colours but blue) Some garnets used as gemstones include pyrope (the deep red garnet), almandine, spessartine, grossular, the iron-aluminum dark red garnet (also known as the carbuncle stone), uvarovite (rare), and the lustrous andradite (which includes the valuable green demantoid garnet, topazolite, and melanite)
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Family of silicate minerals containing varying amounts of aluminum, iron, magnesium, and calcium Schist and gneiss often have tiny, glassy red garnet dodecahedrons
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Hard transparent minerals that are often used as gemstones and abrasives
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of a dark red colour
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Balances hormones, good for mental depression, enhances self-esteem, alleviates bad dreams, and encourages success in business Thought to assist in seeing into past incarnations Aids kundalini to ascend in proper channels Aids circulation PLANET: Pluto, Mars
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hardness 6 5-7 5 a family of red gemstones common in medieval jewelry ranging from the deep red almandine to the blood red pyrope
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A garnet is a hard, shiny stone that is used in making jewellery. Garnets can be red, yellow, or green in colour. Any of a group of common silicate minerals with identical crystal structure but highly variable chemical composition. Garnets are most often found in metamorphic rocks but also occur in certain types of igneous rocks, and, usually in minor amounts, in some sedimentary rocks. They may be colourless, black, or many shades of red and green. Garnets are hard, and they fracture with sharp edges. They are used as abrasives for fine sanding and polishing of wood, leather, glass, metals, and plastics, as sandblasting agents, and in nonskid surface coatings. Garnet is the birthstone for January. Garnets have been mined in New York, Maine, and Idaho in the U.S., the world's leading producer; notable quantities have also been found in Australia, China, India, and elsewhere
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The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz
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A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out
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The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms
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A natural mineral used as grit for coated abrasives, considered to be one of the best materials for fine work
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many colours commonly thought to be only the inky red as in antique jewellery
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{i} type of precious stone; deep red color
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Garnets are any of a group of semi-precious silicate stones that range in color from red to green (garnets occur in all colors but blue) Some garnets used as gemstones include pyrope (the deep red garnet), almandine, spessartine, grossular, the iron-aluminum dark red garnet (also known as the carbuncle stone), Uvarovite (rare), and the lustrous Andradite (which includes the valuable green demantoid garnet, Topazolite , and Melanite) Red garnet is the birthstone for January Garnet has a hardness of 6-8 and a specific gravity of 3 5 - 4 3
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any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
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    [ 'gär-n&t ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English grenat, from Middle French, from grenat, adjective, red like a pomegranate, from grenate pomegranate.
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