Editing Garnet (section)

===Properties===
[[File:Garnet.JPG|thumb|left|A sample showing the deep red color garnet can exhibit.]]

Garnet species are found in every colour, with reddish shades most common. Blue garnets are the rarest and were first reported in the 1990s.{{sfn|Klein|Hurlbut|1993|p=600}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Galoisy |first1=L. |title=Garnet: From Stone to Star |journal=Elements |date=1 December 2013 |volume=9 |issue=6 |pages=453–456 |doi=10.2113/gselements.9.6.453|bibcode=2013Eleme...9..453G }}</ref><ref name="blue"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Baxter |first1=Ethan F. |last2=Caddick |first2=Mark J. |last3=Ague |first3=Jay J. |title=Garnet: Common Mineral, Uncommonly Useful |journal=Elements |date=1 December 2013 |volume=9 |issue=6 |pages=415–419 |doi=10.2113/gselements.9.6.415|bibcode=2013Eleme...9..415B }}</ref>

Garnet species' light transmission properties can range from the gemstone-quality transparent specimens to the opaque varieties used for industrial purposes as abrasives. The mineral's [[lustre (mineralogy)|lustre]] is categorized as [[vitreous lustre|vitreous]] (glass-like) or resinous (amber-like).<ref name="Klein-1993"/>