Orange Garnet 8mm Round - 8-Inch R1340 African Turquoise is not actually

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

silicon dioxide

Chrysocolla was first described by Theosphrastus

a phenomenon that occurs when light hits the chips of silica inside the gemstone and a rainbow of different colors refract inside the stone

They are all varieties of the mineral corundum

Orange Garnet 8mm Round - 8-Inch R1340 African Turquoise is not actuallyOrange 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.