Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24755726-20150212042514

So a few things I've noticed are that Amethyst, Rose, Pearl and Garnet have something interesting about their name. First, is both Amethyst and Rose Quartz are a variety of quartz gem. While they may not really share any direct connection in the actual series, this may be a reason for their vaguely similar designs. Both have short, stocky bodies, long hair, and large lips.

Garnet, however, isn't even the name of one gem. In fact, it's a category containing two subcategories, the pyralspite garnets (there's something for you Homestuck fans out there) which consists of pyrope, almandine, and spessartine, all of which stay in the red to orange range, and ugrandite garnets which consist of uvarovite, grossular, and andratite, all of which can be found in green variants, uvarovite being the only garnet that is consistently green. This probably wouldn't have a bearing on the names of Garnet's halves if she's a fusion, as fusion names' stones aren't chemically connected to those of their parts, such as opal not being physically part quartz or pearl, with pearl not technically even being a natural gem.

Which brings me to my next point: Pearl's name is based on a gem that's "artificially" created. Pearl does not occur in rock, instead being made by clams within their shell. While the mineral CaCO3 exists outside of pearls in the form of coal balls and limestone, no truly natural form is really gem quality.

If you feel like making actual theories based on these ideas, go ahead. Feel free to credit me with inspiring you if you want. 