Orange Garnet 6mm Faceted Round - 8-Inch Purple Garnet Red Creek Jasper is named

Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in China where the stone was recently discovered

The most common members of the feldspar group are the plagioclase feldspars and the alkali feldspars

and Egyptians were mining the stone as early as 3200 BCE

iron or manganese imp

and rose along with deep maroon dendrites

Orange Garnet 6mm Faceted Round - 8-Inch Purple Garnet Red Creek Jasper is namedOrange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called Cinnamon Stone for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of spices, Sri Lanka. Its color is due to the presence of Manganese and Iron in the stone. It was popular with the Greeks and Romans, who used it extensively in their jewelry.