Assertion: garnet | /r/ObjectUse | used as gemstone
Facets:
value: for thousands of years
type: TEMPORAL
value: from roman
type: OTHER
value: from egyptian
type: OTHER
value: from early greek
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Garnet has been used as a gemstone from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian times and can come in red, green, yellow and orange hues.
text: Garnets have been used as gemstones for thousands of years, and with other red gems were often collectively known as carbuncles.