Musiyano uripo pakati peGarnet uye yakafanana gem uye synthetic garnet.Matombo anokosha akafanana nemuvara kune akasiyana-siyana magarnet, anosanganisira rubhi, safiro, artificial corundum, topazi, emerald, Jadeite, nezvimwewo, zvakasiyana uye zvinogona kusiyaniswa nepolarization.
Red garnet ndiyo aluminium garnet yakatevedzana yemagnesium aluminium garnet, ndeyemhando dzakajairwa dzegarnet.Mucheka mutsvuku wegarnet mutsvuku unogona kuita kuti vanhu vave nekunakidza kusingadzivisiki, kukwezva mufaro uye rudo rusingagumi, kuwedzera kuzvivimba, ibwe revakadzi.
Garnet, inonzi ziyawu kana ziyawu muChina yekare, iboka rezvicherwa zvakashandiswa sematombo anokosha uye mabrasives muzera rebhuronzi.Iyo inowanzo garnet yakatsvuka.Garnet English "garnet" inobva muchiLatin "granatus" (zviyo), iyo inogona kubva "Punica granatum" (pomegranate).Chirimwa chine mhodzi dzvuku, uye chimiro chayo, ukuru uye ruvara zvakafanana nemamwe makristasi egarnet.