Itandukaniro hagati ya Garnet na gemet isa na garnetike.Amabuye y'agaciro asa n'ibara rya garnets zitandukanye, zirimo amabuye ya rubavu, safiro, corundum artificiel, topaz, emaragde, Jadeite, nibindi, biratandukanye kandi birashobora gutandukanywa na polarisiyasi.
Garnet itukura ni aluminium garnet ya magnesium aluminium garnet, ni ubwoko busanzwe bwa garnet.Ibara ritukura rya garnet itukura irashobora gutuma abantu bagira igikundiro kidasubirwaho, gukurura umunezero nurukundo ruhoraho, kongera kwigirira ikizere, ni ibuye ryabagore.
Garnet, yitwa ziyawu cyangwa ziyawu mu Bushinwa bwa kera, ni itsinda ryamabuye y'agaciro yakoreshejwe nk'amabuye y'agaciro na abrasive mugihe cya bronze.Garnet isanzwe ni umutuku.Garnet Icyongereza "garnet" ikomoka mu kilatini "granatus" (ingano), ishobora guturuka kuri "Punica granatum" (amakomamanga).Ni igihingwa gifite imbuto zitukura, kandi imiterere yacyo, ingano n'amabara bisa na kristu ya garnet.