Red Garnet 8mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Faceted Bicone Amethyst is a beautiful purple

Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone

but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety

Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light

African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade

but those varieties are transparent

Red Garnet 8mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Faceted Bicone Amethyst is a beautiful purpleRed Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civilizations throughout history, its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. Garnet is used today not only as an ornamental gem, but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives.