Garnet (Almandine–Pyrope)
Garnet
Red garnet — almandine, pyrope and the blends between them — is the deep wine-red gem known in India as tamda. In Vedic tradition it is an uparatna for ruby, linked with the Sun.
Hardness 7–7.5India
Iron- and magnesium-aluminium garnets — the deep red 'tamda' of Indian jewellery, and rhodolite.