Red Garnet rough material
Many people have found Red Garnets in a stream or on a hillside and thought they are going to be rich because they think they have found Rubies, later to find out they are garnets. Although Garnets are not a rare gemstone, large and high quality Red Garnets can be hard to come by.
Garnet has a good hardness, although setters should be careful because the girdle of a Garnet can be brittle and chip.
An owner of jewelry with red Garnets should also be careful not to scuff them or chip them.
