Garnet information and Garnet Jewelry
When most people think of garnet, they think of a gemstone with a wonderfully deep red colour, with a tinge of brown and light playing on the facets of its delightfully clear interior. This is in part true, but it is often forgotten that garnets come in a variety of colours - the green tsavorith, the spectacularly brilliant demantoid or the deliciously orange mandarine garnet. In fact, the only colour that a garnet can't be, is blue.
Even without this variety of colour, red garnet, which is the birthstone for January, is a gorgeous gem. It's high refractive index and inclusion-free interior gives the garnet a high brilliance - far superior to that of the similarly coloured ruby.
Garnets have an excellent hardness, which makes them resistant to everyday wear and tear and hard to damage.
Garnets have been used in jewelry since ancient times. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans wore garnet jewelry. Travellers wore garnet talismans to protect them against evil and to illuminate the night. Even Noah is reputed to have used a lantern made from garnet to safely navigate his ark during the night.
The high brilliance of garnet explains why it was believed to be an antidode to darkness and this same brilliance makes garnet a perfect stone for use in fine jewelry.
Below is some of our large selection of garnet jewelry at very affordable prices. We have garnet tennis bracelets, garnet bangles, garnet necklaces and pendants and garnet earrings in gold or sterling silver to suit your style.
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