In the introduction to the garnet group, the various distinct species such as pyrope, almandite, grossularite, andradite, and spessartite are referred to as varieties. |
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Minerals typical of the rocks of the epidote-amphibolite facies include biotite, almandite garnet, plagioclase, epidote, and amphibole. |
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Although each stone varies slightly, the mixture is roughly about 55 percent pyrope and 37 percent almandite, along with other elements. |
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For example, Samsung details that the Almandite Garnet gemstone was worn as an amulet by the ancient Egyptians who believed that the stone held special protective powers. |
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