Red Garnet 4mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Peruvian Turquoise Spinel is a hard vitreous

Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide

This inspired the stone’s alias

Bird’s Eye Rhyolite is named for its circular color formations of deep reds

"water web" matrix

Red Garnet 4mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Peruvian Turquoise Spinel is a hard vitreousRed 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.