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Garnet

Bead size / style	Price per bracelet
6 mm	₱799.00
8 mm	₱999.00
10 mm	₱1,159.00
12 mm	₱1,399.00
Chipstone	₱350.00

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Stones & Crystals

Alab ng Tapang · Ember of Courage

Round-bead bracelets from ₱799.00 · Chipstone ₱350.00

In TÁWID, Alab ng Tapang reflects quiet courage and perseverance.

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Material reference

Garnet · Alab ng Tapang

Scientific identity, documented history, and community contexts are presented with sources. TÁWID’s contemporary design interpretation is identified separately.

Material identity

Garnet is a group of related silicate minerals, not one mineral restricted to red. Members share a basic crystal structure but differ chemically; gem materials include pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular, and andradite. Many specimens combine the chemistry of more than one member.

GIA describes garnets in reds, greens, oranges, and other colours. This diversity matters for a guide: a dark red commercial bead should not be assigned the identity, scarcity, or history of a different garnet solely because both share the group name. Naming the species or mixture requires more evidence than colour. [1] [3]

Documented historical context

GIA follows red garnet from Egyptian adornment into Roman signet rings, whose carved surfaces impressed images into wax seals. Garnet also appeared in jewellery worn by medieval European clergy and nobility.

Bohemian deposits became an important source around 1500. They supported a regional jewellery industry that reached a high point in the late nineteenth century, connecting the material’s availability with mining, specialist workshops, and consumer taste.

Historical “carbuncle” could refer to different red stones, so the word does not always identify garnet. TÁWID’s interpretation of perseverance is contemporary, separate from these documented uses. [2]

TÁWID’s contemporary interpretation

Alab ng Tapang is TÁWID’s contemporary reflection on perseverance.

References

1. GIA, “Garnet”
2. GIA, “Garnet History and Lore”
3. GIA, “Garnet Description”

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