Orange Garnet 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch a grade Red Creek Jasper is named

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

unlike crystalline forms of silica

and crystal formations on the collars are natural and unenhanced in any way

This material dates back 29 million years and has been used in early civilizations as tools similar to obsidian

Orange Garnet 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch a grade 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.