Rhodon a Greek word which gave us “rose colored” aka, pinkish hue gem Rhodolite. A Garnet mix of Pyrope and Almandine composition is a raspberry-red, purplish-red or colored Garnet - Rhodolite Garnet
Pyrope is actually a mineral in Garnet family, and Rhodolite (rose-pink to red) is a varietal name for it. The color spectrum of Rhodolite Garnet occurs in all the varying color tints among violet and red as well as appears transparent red-pinkish-purplish Gemstone. Sounds fancy isn’t it like a gemstone really got a feminine voice and preference.
This Garnet’s name is not a scientific term neither it is not recognized as an individual Gem. But a Gem is a Gem, single or grouped. The excellent point of this Garnet is unlike all other Garnets? Rhodolite Garnet is not generally treated as well as discovered in metamorphic rocks correlated with other manganese minerals.
Countries like USA, Tanzania and North Carolina, additional origins append Burma (Myanmar), Brazil, China, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and South Africa are the primary sources for this stone. The Gemstone is a mixture of Almandine and Pyrope Garnet, the Gem is comparatively least expensive compared to those Rare Garnets.
Sri Lanka holds the position of significant Rhodolite supplier (deep reddish-purple variety).
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