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Garnets Garnet is the birthstone for January, which
means that January babies have a lot of choices! Varieties available, some mineral
differences and some color descriptions, include rhodolite, , malaya, demantoid, grossular
which includes tsavorite, hessonite, spessartite, almandine, mandarin, and combinations
between these varieties. There are garnets that change color in different light,
translucent green garnets that look like jade, garnets with stars, garnets that have been
mined for thousands of years and garnets that were just discovered in the last decade.
Check out our inventory. We list the gems that have pleased our eye and raised our spirit!
Important: The following pictures are highly magnified (30X) and may not show the gems' real size, color and brilliance. See description for accuracy. Color can greatly vary from computer to computer, depending on your monitor's settings. Color will also, naturally, vary from sunlight to indoor, incandescent light. Dark and lighter areas are effects from the digital camera. |