Pyrope
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Red
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Jewellery
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its name comes from the Greek pyropos, meaning fiery-eyed.
- Bohemian garnet, a famous jewel of the 1800s from the Czech uplands, is pyrope.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q421814 · All stones · All entries