Garnets

Garnets

Garnets are a set of closely related minerals that form a group, resulting in gemstones in almost every color. Red garnets have a long history, but modern gem buyers can pick from a rich palette of garnet colors: greens, oranges, pinkish oranges, deeply saturated purplish reds, and even some blues.

All garnets have the same crystal structure but only vary in chemical composition, which determines the color.

Garnets come from Africa, India, Russia and Central and South America.

Moh Hardness: 6.5- 7.5

Birthstone for January and the gem for the second anniversary.