Garnet (grossular)

Appearance:

Green, yellow or copper-brown

Common variations...

Hessonite (brown-orange) also called Cinnamon Stone, Leuco garnet (colourless), Hydrogrossular (green or opaque) also called Transvaal Jade, and Andradite.

Esoteric beliefs and associations...

Associated with the direction of South, and the month of January. Green varieties of Grossular have great influence over matters of employment, money, growth and fertility. Reddish varieties are associated with the planet Mars.

Physical properties...

Chemistry	Calcium aluminium silicate
System/Structure	Isometric (rhombic, dodecahedron, icositetrahedron)
Refractive Index	1.738 - 1.745
Specific Gravity	7.0 - 7.5
Mohs' Hardness	7.0 - 7.5