Umehluko phakathi kwe-Garnet ne-gem efanayo ne-synthetic garnet.Amatshe ayigugu afana nombala kuma-garnet ahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi amarubi, amasafire, i-corundum yokufakelwa, i-topazi, i-emeralds, i-Jadeite, njll. , i-heterogeneous futhi ingahlukaniswa nge-polarisation.