Garnet

Garnet is a mineral commodity found in various locations worldwide, with major producers including India, China, and Africa. The most commonly mined type of garnet is almandine garnet, a dark, opaque mineral with a hardness of 7.5 on the Mohs scale. Almandine garnet is primarily used as an abrasive in sandpaper, waterjet cutting, and blasting applications. In contrast, andradite garnet, a lesser common type of garnet, is sometimes used as a gemstone but is not typically mined in large quantities. Garnet is extracte...

Garnet is a mineral commodity found in various locations worldwide, with major producers including India, China, and Africa. The most commonly mined type of garnet is almandine garnet, a dark, opaque mineral with a hardness of 7.5 on the Mohs scale.

Almandine garnet is primarily used as an abrasive in sandpaper, waterjet cutting, and blasting applications. In contrast, andradite garnet, a lesser common type of garnet, is sometimes used as a gemstone but is not typically mined in large quantities.

Garnet is extracted from garnet-bearing rocks such as schist, gneiss, or granite through open-pit or underground mining methods. The rock is crushed and the garnet is separated from other minerals using techniques like magnetic separation, gravity separation, and flotation. Garnet can also be produced as a byproduct of iron, copper, or gold mining.