Garnet Crystal Cluster – Australia

I have only seen Garnet crystal clusters once, and this is it. It was collected by an Australian prospector and has his identification number on it. Unfortunately, he lost his notes about where he got it exactly. I believe this is a pyrope as the crystals seem rust red showing some orange in places.

This cluster shows crystals in lovely condition and is so unusual. I can see a geological collector snapping it up.

I find that the crystal relieves my anxiety, and promote confidence, composure, and endurance by unblocking the heart and base energies so higher spiritual energies can flow through and ground. is said to boost blood circulation and treat blood disorders. It can also improve the functions of the digestive tract and boost the immune system.

So is a geologist or metaphysical user going to love this garnet crystal cluster?

Healing Properties

Benefits of Garnet

• Powerfully cleanses, energises, balances and regenerates the chakras to bring in serenity and passion as appropriate.
• Useful crystal in a crisis as helps fortify, activate and strengthen the survival instinct bringing in courage and hope where life is traumatic.
• Stimulates expanded awareness and past life recall.
• Sharpens your perception of yourself and others.
• Dissolves ingrained behaviour patterns that create sabotage or resistance.
• Mentally helps you let go the obsolete.
• Emotionally removes inhibitions and taboos.
• Opens heart and bestows confidence.
• Amplifies other crystal's effect.
• Square cut garnets said to help with success in business matters.

Additional Properties of Varieties

Pyrop (red garnet)

• as above

Alamadine (red garnet)

• as above

Rhodolite (crimson garnet)

• as above

Grossular Garnet (green garnet)

• Variety 1: African Green Garnet (African Jade) - From Mali.
• Variety 2: Tsavorite - From Kenya
• Attuned to the Heart Chakra.
• Green crystals helpful for bringing one's visions into reality.
• Vibrational pattern creates confidence and motivation to get down to business and make things happen. [Simmons, 166]
• Encourages prosperity, healing the root of scarcity-mindedness, and reveals the abundance the Earth and Universe provide. [Asian, 167]

Spessartine Garnet

• Powerful stone of attraction - a lover, a new job, a baby, or a creative project.
• Clears the aura of dis-harmony.
• Magnifies vibrations of sacral chakra to enhance charisma, creativity and sexuality.
• And the solar plexus to enhance will, optimism, confidence, daring and action.
• Helps get things going increasing fertility on any level – pregnancy, ideas or projects.
• Potent tool so use carefully and skilfully with fun and enjoyment.
• May aid sexual organs and endocrine system.
• Has a rapid vibration into subtle and higher bodies.
• If you are strongly attracted to it it means you are ready to assimilate inner dynamics growth and structural balance.
• Said to help with lactose intolerance, soy intolerance and calcium, magnesium deficiencies.

Garnet in Limestone

• Stone of Health.
• Transmutes negative energy into positive energy.
• Great for purifying and cleansing.
• Limestone garnet brings vitality to the body, blood and nervous system.

Geological Information

Geological Information of Garnet

General Identification

• Type: Mineral
• Class: Silicate
• Group: Garnet
• Mohs Hardness:  6.5–7.5
• Formula: (SiO₄)₃
• Crystal System: Isometric
• Crystal Habit: Rhombic dodecahedron or cubic
• Lustre / Diaphaneity: Translucent to transparent, vitreous to resinous
• Colour: virtually all colors, blue very rare, reds most common

Special Notes

• Modern day classification is semi precious gemstone.
• Was worn as a protective talisman long ago, the garnet group includes a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.
• Garnet sand is a good abrasive, and a common replacement for silica sand in sand blasting. Mixed with very high pressure water, garnet is used to cut steel and other materials.
• Garnet is mainly used for jewellery.
• Blue pyrope–spessartine garnets change colour from blue-green to purple depending on the color temperature of viewing light, as a result of the relatively high amounts of vanadium
• More geological information: garnet.

Most Commonly Available Garnets

Almandine Garnet (Almandite Garnet)

• Red, almost black stone. Most common variety.
• Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Grossular Garnet

• Green
• Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Variety 1: African Green Garnet (African Jade)

• From Mali.

Variety 2: Tsavorite

• From Kenya

Pyrope

• Dark red in colour.
• Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, though the magnesium can be replaced in part by calcium and ferrous iron.

Rhodolite

• Rose pink to red in colour.
• Semi precious stone

Spessartine Garnet, Spessartite Garnet

• Orange-yellow or violet-red colour
• Also very rare changing colour blue-green to purple, similar to Alexandrite
• Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Andradite

• The recognized varieties are topazolite (yellow or green), demantoid (green) and melanite (black).
• Calcium-iron garnet, Ca₃Fe₂(SiO₄)₃,.

Uvarovite

• Rare garnet, bright green in colour
• Calcium chromium garnet with the formula Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃.