Garnet 5-8mm Natural Nugget - 15-16 Inch 40x55mm It is extremely tough and

It is extremely tough and resistant to fracture and has been used to make choppers and blades since Neolithic times

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

Agate is one of many varieties of banded Chalcedony

its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds

greenish gray or black within the white or gray stone

Garnet 5-8mm Natural Nugget - 15-16 Inch 40x55mm It is extremely tough andGarnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different species are pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite.