Pearl & Garnet Heart Locket

A small heart locket pendant which has been set with seed pearls and a garnetDescribes a group of several closely related minerals. Garnets come in a variety of colours, however the most common colour is dark red. In descriptions, ‘garnet’ tends to refer to dark red stones unless otherwise specified.. It is 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) back and front which means that the inner fittings and hinges are metal but the two sides are 9ct gold. It was made circa 1910.