Garnet Beads cut Necklace

Necklace of 40cm in Garnet pearls of 4mm.
Garnet is a translucent gem of red color. Its name due to its crystals is rounded.
Garnet is known since the Bibliques writings under the name of "carbunculus" or escarboucle of the time of Pline.
The garnet name comes from Latin "granatus" (grain). It is a stone which one finds in AFRICA in INDIA in BRAZIL and MADAGASCAR. Hardness on the MOHS scale of hardness: 7.5. Density: 3.95-4.20.