| Garnet, the birthstone for the month of January, | | | | yellow green to grass green and is also mined in |
| is one of the most versatile gemstones on the | | | | Tanzania and Kenya. Demantoid is primarily found |
| market. It comes in a rainbow of colors, from | | | | in Russia. Hessonite and spessartite mostly come |
| deep red to tangerine orange to lime green to | | | | in golds, oranges an browns. Mandarin is a bright |
| pale pink, as well as purple, gold, and brown.The | | | | orange type of spessartite, recently found in |
| name Garnet most likely was derived from the | | | | Namibia. Groosular is available in pinks, greens, and |
| pomegranate, a fruit whose deep red purple color | | | | yellows.As the most common types of Garnet, |
| resembles some varieties of Garnet. Many ancient | | | | almandine and pyrope are also the most |
| pieces of garnet jewelry are studded with tiny | | | | affordable. But, Tsavorite and Demantoid are |
| red gems that look like a cluster of pomegranate | | | | quite rare and can cost several thousand dollars |
| seeds.Garnet is found all over the world, in places | | | | per carat depending on size and quality, Bright |
| like Africa, Australia, Eastern Europe, the Middle | | | | colors usually commend higher prices than gems |
| East, North America, South America, and | | | | with light or dark hues. The gemstone also is |
| Southeast Asia. There are Garnets that change | | | | available in a variety of sizes, depending on the |
| color in the different light, translucent green | | | | type of Garnet. Larger gemstones are available in |
| garnets that look like jade, and Garnets that | | | | the more common types and exceedingly scarce |
| display a faint four rayed star. Even though this | | | | in more valuable Tsavorite and |
| exciting gem has been mined for thousands of | | | | Demantoids.Throughout history, Garnets have |
| years, new deposits have been found in the last | | | | been prized for their rich hues and supposed |
| decade.This gemstone is actually part of a family | | | | mystical properties. The Gemstone was favorite |
| of gems with mineral and color differences that | | | | of ancient Egyptian jewelry artisans. Demantoid |
| include rhodolite, malaya, dematoid, grossular, | | | | Garnet was used lavishly by the Tsars of Russia. |
| hessonite, spessartite, almandine, mandarine, and | | | | Travelers carried the gem to protect them |
| combinations of these varieties.Almandine, the | | | | against accidents. The gem was thought to |
| most common type, is dark red to brownish red. | | | | protect its wearer from a range of ailments, |
| Pyrope is blood red. Rhodolite, one of the most | | | | ward off evil spirits, spark creativity and dispel |
| popular varieties, range from pink to purplish red | | | | anger. The stones are also said to light up the |
| and is mined in Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. Malaya, | | | | night and protect their owners from nightmares. |
| a mixed veriety found in Tanzania and Kenya, | | | | Noah used a Garnet lantern to navigate the Ark |
| ranges from orange to gold. Tsavorite is bright | | | | through 40 days and night of torrential rain. |