Grenatite Sphere

Grenatite

Grenatite is the trade name for a recently discovered mineral from Madagascar featuring extremely small micro-crystals of garner in a quartz/feldspar matrix. This makes sense because the French word for garnet is "grenat," however "grenatite" is also a synonym of staurolite, an unrelated mineral. Our grenatite not staurolite but a dark purple-red, garnet-colored sphere that sparkles in the light due to the micro-crystals.

Garnet

Birthstone for January

The garnet group is a large family of minerals, usually found in metamorphic rocks. Garnets are generally found as well developed crystals in a cubic crystal form. The 15 garnet species all have a common formula of A₃B₂(SiO₄)₃, where A can be calcium, iron, magnesium, or manganese and B can be aluminum, iron, chromium, manganese, silicon, titanium, zirconium, or vanadium. Metaphysically, garnets are used for passion and energy. Fine specimens of garnets can be found in Brazil, China, USA, and India.