Garnet: January Birthstone – the stone of the month for 2016

Well, before the month ends, let me share with you about the stone of the month: Garnet.

Garnet, derived from the word granatum, means seed, and is called so because of the gemstone’s resemblance to a pomegranate seed. References to the gemstone dates back to 3100 B.C., when the Egyptians used garnets as inlays jewelry. Garnet is the name of a group of minerals that comes in a rainbow of colors, from the deep red of the pyrope garnet to the vibrant green of tsavorites. Today, the most important sources for garnet are Africa, Sri Lanka, and India
Did you know garnet comes in all different colors? So,good news! You can have natural green or orange garnet for January gemstone!!