Black Hide Garnet (Ehime Prefecture) [Famous Japanese Stone]

Black Hide Garnet

Blackhide Garnet

A stone from Iyo Province, home to a female pirate named Tsuruhime of the Murakami Navy.
It is a metamorphic rock formed when basalt rock is subjected to high temperatures and pressures, and its constituent minerals include garnet and small amounts of phlogopite.
In Ehime Prefecture, a stone that normally only exists below the surface of the earth is found near the top of a mountain, and the cause of this is still a mystery, making it a truly romantic stone.
It is said that the blood of Princess Tsuruhime became garnet, and it is said to give courage and strength to face adversity.

This stone is produced In Iyo, where a female pirate called Tsuruhime of Murakami navy lived. This is a metamorphic rock formed when basaltic rocks are subjected to high temperature and pressure, and it usually contains constituent minerals, including garnet and a small amount of phylogopite. In Ehime prefecture, the stones, which normally exist only in the lower levels of the ground, are mined on the top of mountain and still now no one know the reason, that`s why this stone are mysterious and romantic. It`s said that Tsuruhime`s blood turned to garnet stone, and it`s believed to give people courage and the power to sand up to adversity.