Greek meaning "fiery", Garnet group, Hardness 7-7.5, S.G. 3.65-3.80, R.I. 1.730-1.760
Pyrope is a variety of garnet. It usually exhibits a blood-red color but can also be tinged with yellow or purple. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, pyrope is 7-7.5. It has a vitreous luster and primary sources include Burma (Myanmar), China, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. (See Pyrope Facts.) (Note: Sources listed in order of primary and secondary deposits.)
A very dark, purplish variety of garnet.
a deep yellowish-red garnet that consists of magnesium aluminum silicate.
The mineral pyrope is a member of the garnet group. Pyrope is the only member of the garnet family to always display red colouration in natural samples, and it is from this characteristic that it gets its name: from the Greek for fire and eye. Despite being less common than most garnets, it is a widely used gemstone with numerous alternate names, some of which are misnomers.