Garnet Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends Analysis and Forecast to 2020

New York, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/01/2015 -- Garnets are precious stone consisting of deep red vitreous silicate minerals and are used for various commercial and industrial purposes. Garnet comes from Latin word, granatus which means grain. There are different forms of garnet with similar physical properties but different chemical composition. Garnet is available in many colors including pink, black, blue, brown, purple, green, yellow, orange, red and colorless. Almandine, spessartine, grossular, uvarovite, andradite and pyrope are six minerals which are regarded as belonging to the garnet family. Pyrope is the only member of garnet group that displays a distinct red color in its natural samples. Almandine is the most common garnet and comes in wide range of colors including purple, wine red, purplish red, brown, and deep red among others. They are widely distributed and the coarse varieties of almandine are crushed and often used as an abrasive agent. Spessartite is rare garnet and has a light orange or bright orange color. Grossular can come in any color except blue and are sometimes colorless. Andradite is one of the rarest garnet and can be yellowish-green or rich green in color. There is no major source of andradite available and supply is limited to small deposits. Uvarovite is a also a rare garnet, has a green emerald color and occurs as fine sized crystals.