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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

A tiny Sutton Hoo-era gold and garnet mount for an Anglo-Saxon warrior's sword belt has been found during a metal detecting event.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2025

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

The fields stretched like a carpet of jewels, emerald and topaz and garnet.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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

"I helped Pate carve the stone for the pommel," the builder said, "and your friend Sam bought the garnets in Mole's Town."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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