Hydrogrossular garnet is translucent to opaque and occurs in green, pink, greyish white and brown. In jewellery, hydrogrossular garnet is usually cut as a cabochon, or strung in beads. It is also used in ornamental carvings due to its hardness. Green hydrogrossular garnet is coloured by chromium and has been used as a jade simulant, complete with small dark grey to black inclusions in a similar manner to nephrite. Hydrogrossular garnet deposits have been found in South Africa, New Zealand and the USA.
