It is a variety of garnet which ranges from rose-red to pale violet.
Rhodolite is a variety of garnet. An intermediate stone between pyrope and almandine garnets, rhodolite exhibits a lovely rhododendron red color with a lively luster. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, rhodolite is 7-7.5. It has a vitreous luster and primary sources include Burma (Myanmar), China, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. (See Rhodolite Facts.) (Note: Sources listed in order of primary and secondary deposits.)
a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone
A variety of garnet (q.v.) that is purplish-red in color.
Rhodolite (meaning "rose stone" in Greek) is a purple-red to pink-red variety of garnet. This stone has a hardness of 7-7.5. Rhodolite is found in the US, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
Rhodolite (meaning "rose stone" in Greek) is a purple-red to pink-red variety of garnet. It is a combination of almandine and pyrope (it is sometimes called pyrope-almandine garnet). Rhodolite is found in the US, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Sri Lanka ( Ceylon).
A variety of pyrope garnet ranging in color from rose-red to pale violet.
A rose-red to pale violet variety of pyrope garnet.
Rhodolite is a varietal name for rose-pink to red pyrope garnet found in Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. The name is derived from the Greek for "rose-like", in common with many pink mineral types (e.g. rhodochrosite, rhodonite), but rhodolite itself is not officially recognised as a mineralogical term. This colouration, and the commonly inclusion-free nature of garnet from this locality, has led to rhodolite being used as a semi-precious gemstone.
