ʻO Garnet, i kapa ʻia ʻo ziyawu a i ʻole ziyawu ma Kina kahiko, he hui o nā mineral i hoʻohana ʻia e like me nā pōhaku a me nā abrasives i ka makahiki keleawe.He ʻulaʻula ka garnet maʻamau.ʻO Garnet English "garnet" mai ka Latin "granatus" (grain), a mai ka "Punica granatum" (pomegranate).He mea kanu ia me nā ʻanoʻano ʻulaʻula, a ʻo kona ʻano, ka nui a me kona waihoʻoluʻu e like me kekahi mau kristal garnet.
ʻO ka sapphire melemele ʻike ʻia he topaz ma ka ʻoihana.He ʻano like ʻole o ka corundum papa melemele.Mai ka melemele māmā a hiki i ka melemele canary, melemele gula, melemele meli a me ka melemele māmā, me ka melemele gula ka mea maikaʻi loa.Hoʻopili pinepine ʻia ka melemele me ke ʻano o ka hao hao.