Garnet is described as dark red mineral, actually one of six main varieties of gemstones related by similar chemicalcomposition. They are used by the ancients as inlays, formally cut en cabochon in Victorian jewelry while backed by gold or silverfoil, they are today usually found in step cuts.
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