The Latin root word for Garnet is Granatum, meaning pomegranate, thought to resemble the fruit's seeds. There are several varieties in the Garnet family. Pyrope (bright red to dark brick-red),Rhodolite (pinkish-red),Almandine (deep violet-red),Spessartite (orange-pink to orange-red with brownish yellow), Spessartine (midway between almondine and spessartite),Hessonite (honey-yellow to yellow-brown),Grossularite (light yellowish-green to strong bluish-green) & Anaradite (honey-yellow=trapazolite, green=demantoid,blackish-red to black=melanite). Garnets are available in all colors except pure Blue.