Grenatite Sphere

Grenatite Grenatite is the trade name for a recently discovered mineral from Madagascar featuring extremely small micro-crystals of garnet 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 is not staurolite, but is 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.