garnet

Happy birthday to everyone born in January!  Your birthstone the garnet is a precious stone that can be found all the way back to 3000 BC.  Which is proof of the stones hardness and durability.  A garnet is a group of the silicate minerals almandine, pyrope, spessartine, grossular, andradite, Mozambique and uvarovite, so the garnet is […]

Happy Birthday January babies! January’s birthstone, garnet, Latin word meaning ‘pomegranate,’ is known for being a darker shade of red.  Garnets are actually mined in a rainbow of colors.  From the fiery orange of Mandarin Garnet or Spessartite to the rich green of Tsavorite Garnet and Russian Demantoid.  The most widely recognized color is Pyrope Garnet, […]

  October makes us think orange, not only for Halloween, but the breathtaking Destin sunsets and the beautiful autumn leaves.  Orange is a power color and is said the stimulate enthusiasm and creativity.  Lady Luck’s color is orange as well.  Mother Nature did some of her best gemstone work with her paintbrush dipped in orange, […]

The gemstone Garnet is the official birthstone for all you January babies.  In earlier times, garnets were exchanged as gifts between friends to demonstrate their affection for each other and to insure that they meet again.  Historically the gem is associated with the color red, but occurs in every color except blue.