Does any one know of any stores that sell things similar to Garnet Hill?

Garnet Hill is a “preppy” maybe even a little “whimsicle” store online. I love this store but don’t know of any other stores that sell products similar to the ones Garnet Hill sells.

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I think maybe Boden is a little similar

What are some uses of the garnet stone?

I am doing research on the garnet stone, and would like to know that uses for it. I’d like to get information from the yahoo users. Thank you

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Garnet uses include jewelry/gemstones, abrasives and water filtration

It has often been considered to have metaphysical properties

Red garnets were the most commonly used gemstones in the Late Antique Roman world, and the Migration Period art of the “barbarian” peoples who took over the territory of the Western Empire. They were especially used inlaid in gold cells in the cloisonné technique, a style often just called garnet cloisonné, found from Anglo-Saxon England, as at Sutton Hoo, to the Black Sea.
Pure crystals of garnet are still used as gemstones. The gemstone varieties occur in shades of green, red, yellow and orange. In the USA it is known as the birthstone for January. It is the state mineral of Connecticut, New York’s gemstone, and star garnet (garnet with rutile asterisms) is the state gemstone of Idaho

Garnet sand is a good abrasive, and a common replacement for silica sand in sand blasting. Alluvial garnet grains which are rounder are more suitable for such blasting treatments. Mixed with very high pressure water, garnet is used to cut steel and other materials in water jets. For water jet cutting, garnet extracted from hard rock is suitable since it is more angular in form, therefore more efficient in cutting.

Garnet paper is favoured by cabinetmakers for finishing bare wood.

Garnet sand is also used for water filtration media.

What color drapes should I get with a garnet comforter and light light purple walls?

My comforter is a really deep garnet, my walls are a very light purple…I also have accents of black and light blue, along with more red in my room and even some pinks. My theme of my room is sort of Fashion/Hollywood, with an elegant romance feel as well.

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Go with a creme or white do a ‘thin’ whimsical curtain! Maybe light blue or light pink bows (handmade) at the top 2 corners of the curtain

what am i looking for when buying garnet earrings?

hey all. i’m trying to buy my girlfriend some garnet earrings on ebay. but some are priced at $2 and some are priced at $500. i have no idea the difference in stone quality. can someone please help? and please if you’re an idiot who knows nothing about the subject just refrain from posting kthxbye.

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Stores listing as below in order to buy earrings, it could help you

http://www.great-discounts.net/categories-earring

How can i differentiate this minerals,green garnet and green fluorite?

Hi everyone,how can i differentiate a green garnet and a green fluorite?are there any physical differences,because i have this green stone from Kenya and it looks like a garnet but also like a fluorite,any answers would realy be appreciated,thanks

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Do a scratch test on a glass plate – garnet will scratch it, fluorite won’t!