Red Garnet 8mm Star Cut Faceted Coin Beads - 15-16 Inch Azurite it is cut and polished

it is cut and polished to look just like a Quartz gemstone

It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its variety of colors and formations

AKA- Norena Jasper

a clam found along the New England coast

grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone and tsavorite)

Red Garnet 8mm Star Cut Faceted Coin Beads - 15-16 Inch Azurite it is cut and polishedRed 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.