This pendant features a rose cut garnet, which has a faceted top and a flat bottom. Set in an intricate woven wire-wrapped design made of copper, and accented with copper beads, the warm tones of the copper complement the deep red colour of the garnet, making for a beautiful and unique piece of jewellery. The 33x15mm wire-wrapped frame adds an organic, handcrafted feel to the pendant, which comes with an antiqued copper ball chain so it’s ready to wear. Garnet is both the modern and traditional January birthstone, making it a perfect gift for a loved one or yourself.
Garnet is a group of silicate minerals with a wide range of colours, including red, orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, black, and colourless. The most common garnet species are pyrope, almandine, spessartine, andradite and grossular. Garnet typically forms in metamorphic rocks, such as schist and amphibolite, as well as in some igneous rocks, such as granite and skarn. It also forms as a result of high-pressure and high-temperature conditions in the Earth’s crust and mantle. It is commonly found as small to large grains in the rock, or as crystal formations. It’s hard and durable with a Mohs hardness of 6.5-7.5 . The name “garnet” comes from the Latin word “granatum” which means “like a seed,” referring to the typical shape and colour of garnet crystals.
