Garnet

     The Pyrope variety of Garnet gets its name from the Greek, meaning "firelike", which accounts for its red translucent color.  Transparent varieties are found in Czechoslovakia and North Carolina.  The Pyrope variety can be found in a deep red, black, pink, or purple color.  It contains magnesium, hence its red colors.  
     The Grossularite variety is distinguished by its pale yellow or brown color.  It may also be found in a pale green if it contains chromium, or even more rarely, a reddish color.
     The Almandite variety of Garnet contains iron and is the most abundant garnet there is.  It has a deep red or brownish red color.  
     Andradite, another variety of Garnet, contains calcium.  It is very dark red, yellow, green, brown or black.
     The rarest form of Garnet is the Uvarovite variety.  It is usually a bright emerald green and is prized as a gemstone.  It is found in the U.S.S.R., Quebec and Spain, as well as Finland, Norway and South Africa.  
     Another rare variety, but not as rare as Uvarovite, is the Spessartite variety.  It is of a dark red, violet, or brownish red color, and is found in Bavaria, West Germany, Italy, and the Malagasy Republic.

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