hydrogrosular Gems&stones

Garnet Activates And Balances The Root Chakra, Detoxifies The Blood, And keeps The Heart-Healthy.

Hydrogrossular differs from the other garnets in that it is never transparent. It ranges from translucent to opaque. The most common color is a bluish green, but they are also found in pink, white, and gray.

hydrogrosular Gems&stones

Hydrogrossular differs from the other garnets in that it is never transparent. It ranges from translucent to opaque. The most common color is a bluish green, but they are also found in pink, white, and gray.Because of its coloring and translucency, hydrogrossular is often used as a jade substitute. Large pieces are available, which lend themselves to carving.

hydrogrosular Gems&stones

CHEMISTRY

Hydrogrossular – a calcium aluminum garnet series

Hydrogrossular – a calcium aluminum garnet series

Hydrogrossular is just a calcium aluminum variety of Grossular Garnet with hydroxide (OH) partially replacing silica (SiO4). It is a calcium aluminum garnet series (formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x, with hydroxide (OH) partially replacing silica (SiO4)). It is white to light green in color and may be colored in a white, green, and pink combination.

Hydrogrosular Gems&Stones

Hydrogrossular is found in massive crystal habit, sometimes grown in with idocrase. It differs from the other garnets in that it is never transparent. It is typically translucent to opaque, rarely clear, and found in different tones of green to bluish-green, red, gray, and white. It ranges from translucent to opaque. The most common color is bluish-green, but they are also found in pink, white, and gray.

hydrogrosular gems&stones

following are the types of hydrogrossular garnets that I have come to recognise on Gemstone Beach. This is not a systematic or exhaustive classification, just a basic idea about varieties that I personally have compiled, based on my own observations. The differences will no doubt be due to the incorporation of other minerals to varying degrees. The first type is the translucent light green stone, with little or no other material in it. This in many ways is the “classic” hydrogrossular.

hydrogrosular Gems&stones

 

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