is a garnet the same gem as a emerald?

bassojjbstonycreek99 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 04:05 AM

i recently saw a emerald cross, it said emerald. howevr upon reading about it the description said garnet instead of emerald. the rest of the the time it said emerald. aare they the same

Rainy days......... · #2 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 04:45 AM

Nope. This is a garnet:

[url]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tGXydrnpO8Q/SZGrbkoDIzI/AAAAAAAAB9I/dAyHbfOzXvU/s320/garnet.jpg[/url]

And here's an emerald:

[url]http://astroyogisays.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/emerald.jpg[/url]