garnet

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Their wings, in shades of lavender, green and red, represented certain crystals and traits: amethyst as one of calm and purity, malachite as one of protection and rose garnet for healing and love.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

A tiny Sutton Hoo-era gold and garnet mount for an Anglo-Saxon warrior's sword belt has been found during a metal detecting event.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

"We could see it was something really exciting as despite more than 1,000 years in the ground we could see glints of the possible garnet setting."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

The garnet would otherwise have creeped viscously to compensate for the change in volume in the SiO2 inclusions, instead of forming cracks.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

Hilly had it appraised a few years ago and found out it wasn’t even a ruby, just a garnet, hardly worth anything.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett