Garnet 12 x 6mm Teardrop Briolette Natural |Sold by Each| 90186

Stone type: Garnet 
Shape: Teardrop 
Dimensions: 12 x 6mm 
Hole size: .015"–.020" 
Drill style: Vertical half-drilled 
Material: Stone/Gemstone 
Color: Garnet Red 
Treatment: None (N) 
Country of origin: India

This teardrop-shaped red garnet briolette bead is fully rounded and faceted around its entire surface, giving it an attractive light-catching quality that looks great when used for pendants, drops and earrings. It's vertically half-drilled, making this bead an ideal choice for pendant and earring designs, either used individually or combined with an assortment of other colors of gemstone beads and pearls—it looks especially good with silver findings. Use jeweler’s epoxy to secure the bead on a peg.

Traditional red garnet derives its deep color from iron and magnesium.

please note:
• Bead sizes and hole sizes are approximate and may vary slightly from bead to bead.
• Red garnets are often almandine garnets but may also be pyrope garnets or a mixture of almandine and pyrope garnets. Both of these varieties of garnet are characterized by a rich red color. They are difficult to distinguish, and we do not attempt to separate them by type.