Red Ember Garnets in Graphite [4] [#3]

2.45" Plate of 4 Embers - This comes with the Acrylic Display you see.

This is a 2.45" wide almandine garnet in a graphite matrix from the Red Embers Mine near Erving, Massachusetts. The graphite matrix has been worked to expose most of the garnet from each side. The graphite matrix is peppered with black dravite crystals.

Note: The first photo in the listing shows the garnet backlit with a light source behind the rock, showing how it glows.

The Red Embers Garnet Mine (previously known as the Two Fat Guys Mine) is located in Erving, Massachusetts. This mine is known for producing vibrant red, translucent almandine garnets in a graphite matrix. Mining of these specimens began over 20 years ago and to this day is still ongoing. The vein from which these specimens are extracted is composed primarily of graphite that ranges in size from 1 to 6 feet wide in some spots. The garnets are scattered throughout this graphite matrix along with black dravite tourmaline crystals.

The Garnets from this mine exhibit vibrant red coloration, especially when backlit. For this reason, garnet specimens that are left in the graphite matrix are often worked along both sides to allow light to pass through the garnet, primarily with the help of air-abrasives. Some garnets are removed from the matrix to be cut and polished for jewelry application.

POWER & BENEFITS OF GARNET:

Garnet brings courage, creative energy, vitality, abundance, flow, change, and awareness. It brings emotional balance. It dissolves ingrained behavior patterns and outworn ideas that no longer serve, it bypasses resistance or self-induced Unconscious sabotage.

SPIRITUAL & EMOTIONAL INFLUENCE:

Garnet is good for magic and spiritual devotion. It has strong links to the pituitary gland, it stimulates expanded awareness, past-life recall, and out-of-body experiences. It is excellent for emotional trauma and times of chaos and disruption. It will help you feel stable in times of trouble. It inspires devotion and unconditional love while releasing old wounds of the past. It is also beneficial for grounding and protection of the heart and emotions.

THE PHYSICAL CONNECTION:

Garnet is thought to produce invigorating energy and connect you with your body. It is said to be is mainly connected with the heart and blood. It is believed to aid in detoxification of the blood, low and high blood pressure, and anemia. It is also thought to revitalize DNA, balance the sexual organs, and sex drive.

THE CHAKRAS CONNECTED TO GARNET:

Root (Base) Chakra, Heart Chakra. Purifies and energizes All Chakras.