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garnet

[gahr-nit] / ˈgɑr nɪt /


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The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

The discoveries included a silver, gold and garnet bird's-head terminal with elephant ivory inlays, possibly from a drinking-horn, several gold rings, and other metal objects.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

I prefer the garnet sweet potatoes for the ultimate texture, but I promise any and all varieties will work just fine.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

These areas were silica particles surrounded by the grains of pink garnet, in which two SiO2 polymorphs had formed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

In the form of snakes, perhaps, with garnet eyes.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Piller juxtaposes opals, garnets and pearls with less conventional materials such as tile fragments, snakeskin, bits of lava from a trip to Iceland, and bullet casings, all bound together with strips of leather or vinyl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

The piece of whiteschist from the Dora Maira Massif contained pink garnets in a silvery-white matrix composed of quartz and other minerals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

The state also boasts a large production of star garnets, the state gem — “so large that most of them are crushed up and made into sandpaper,” Mr. Braunwart said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

The solid gold object is encrusted with garnets and intricate goldwork which feature religious motifs and fantastical creatures.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2022

In its place he fastened a pink cloak, spattered with red garnets like those upon his doublet.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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