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   Garnet
   A group stones that share a similar chemical structure, the garnet family includes pyrope, almandine, and demantoid, among others. Almandine garnet are red varieties, with pyrope being the common Bohemian garnet found in much Victorian and turn of the century jewelry. Demantoid garnet is a much rarer bright green variety, first mined in the mid-nineteenth century. Demantoid has the highest dispersion of colored stones usually found on the market, which means it is very sparkly. Demantoid is generally found only relatively small stones.
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   Garnet
   Garnet is a township in Divide County North Dakota, USA
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   Garnet
   Garnet has the formulae A3B2(SiO4)3. It has a relative hardness of 8. It is a widely distributed group with several minerals. Found in both metamorphic and igneous rocks. Its chief use is as an inexpensive gem stone. Much is used as an abrasive materal.
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   Garnet
   A cubic mineral of the general form of: A32+B23+Si3O12 A can be magnesium, iron, manganese or calcium, B is iron or aluminium (occasionally chromium). Commonly found in metamorphic and occasionally igneous rocks.
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   garnet
   [n] - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
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   Garnet
   1. A graphical object editor and Macintosh environment. 2. A user interface development environment for Common Lisp and X11 from The Garnet project team. It helps you create graphical, interactive user interfaces. Version 2.2 includes the following: a custom object-oriented programming system which uses a prototype-instance model. automatic constr...
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   garnet
   Family of minerals including six varieties of similar red gemstone, namely: pyrope (rhodolite), almandine, grossular, andradite (demantoid), spessartite, and uvarovite. The most common garnets used for jewellery are the very dark red pyrope or Bohemian stones, which are usually rose-cut (see jewel cutting) or, on bead necklaces, naturally faceted, ...
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   Garnet
   Gar'net noun [ Middle English gernet , grenat , Old French grenet , grenat , French grenat , Late Latin granatus , from Latin granatum pomegranate, granatus having many grains or seeds, from granum grain, seed. So called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains or seeds of the pomegranate. See Grain , and confer
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   Garnet
   Gar'net noun [ Etymol. unknown.] (Nautical) A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out. Clew garnet . See under Clew .
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    garnet
    <chemical> A mineral having many varieties differing in colour and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest colour is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms ...
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    Garnet
    `Garnet` is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnets are most often seen in red, but are available in a wide variety of colors spanning the entire spectrum. The name `garnet` comes from the Latin `granatus` (`grain`), possibly a reference to the `Punica granatum` (`pomegranate`), a plant with red seeds similar in shape, size, and color to some garnet crystals. Six common species of garnet a...
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    Garnet
    • (n.) A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out. • (n.) A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodeca...
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    garnet
    any member of a group of common silicate minerals that have similar crystal structures and chemical compositions. They may be colourless, black, and ... [5 related articles]
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    Garnet
    Garnet is a English mixed name. The meaning of the name is `armed with spear` Where is it used? The name Garnet is mainly used In English.For the opposite sex use: In English: Garnette (F) Garnet doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Garnet appeared In the top-1000 was 68 years ago, In 1940. It ranked #722 In that year. . 1920
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    garnet
    garnet, name applied to a group of isomorphic minerals crystallizing in the cubic system. They are used chiefly as gems and as abrasives (as in garnet paper). The garnets are double silicates; one of the metallic elements is calcium, magnesium, ferrous iron, or manganese and the other aluminum, ferr...
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