Strand of 4 mm faceted round beads in natural green Garnet

A strand of about 39 cm of faceted round green garnet beads. The shades range from soft green to deep olive, with the occasional honey or golden-brown bead. In the light, the facets reveal the bright sparkle characteristic of garnets.

Features:

• Stone: natural green garnet
• Shape: faceted round
• Size: about 4 mm
• Hole: about 0.8 mm
• Strand length: about 39 cm
• Quantity: about 90 beads per strand
• Color: nuanced green, from olive to soft green, with a few honey highlights

These woodland tones pair beautifully with gold: delicate bracelets, choker necklaces, tassel earrings. With a hole of about 0.8 mm, use 0.3 to 0.5 mm nylon thread, a 0.38 mm cable, or a fine elastic thread. This green garnet is also available in a pack of 15 beads.

A little gemology: “garnet” does not refer to a single stone but to a family of silicates that all crystallize in the cubic system. Depending on their composition, garnets come in almost every color: the green ones owe their hue to traces of chromium, vanadium, or iron, the last of which also gives them their honey highlights. They are hard and dense: 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, density of 3.5 to 4.3 depending on the species. The name “garnet” comes from the Latin granatum, the pomegranate, whose seeds resemble the crystals. Green garnets come mainly from East Africa, especially Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Mali.

In lithotherapy: green garnet is associated with the heart chakra. It is said to carry an energy of renewal and is linked with balance and generosity.

100% natural product: the size, shape, shade, and number of beads may vary slightly from one strand to another. Dimensions and quantities are given as an indication only.