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a garnet so blood-red the Greeks named it for fire itself.

name originFrom pyropos, Greek for fiery-eyed
chemistryMagnesium aluminum silicate, almost never pure
deep birthForms in mantle rocks over 100km down
diamond clueMiners track it to find diamonds
bohemian crazeFueled Victorian-era garnet jewelry obsession
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