- Garnet Gemstone | Garnet Stone – GIA
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
- Garnet Description - GIA
There are more than twenty garnet categories, called species, but only five are commercially important as gems Those five are pyrope, almandine (also called almandite), spessartine, grossular (grossularite), and andradite
- Garnet History and Lore - GIA
Thousands of years ago, red garnet necklaces adorned the necks of Egypt’s pharaohs, and were entombed with their mummified corpses as prized possessions for the afterlife In ancient Rome, signet rings with carved garnets were used to stamp the wax that secured important documents
- January Birthstone | Garnet Birthstone Meaning | GIA
Garnet, January’s birthstone, is one of the most diverse gemstones, as it comes in an extraordinary range of colors The garnet birthstone is mined around the world and symbolizes happiness, wealth, and health
- Garnet - Gemological Institute of America
Red is the most common garnet color, and is found in metamorphic rocks around the world Other colors like green, orange, and purple-red are less common and more valuable
- Garnet Gemstone | Garnet Stone – GIA
Your garnet should sparkle in a lively way, reflecting light back evenly across the entire gem Poorly cut gems are much less marketable and sell at a discount
- Garnet Buying Guide - GIA 4Cs
GIA’s garnet buying guide offers key pointers on what quality factors to look for when purchasing this beautiful gemstone
- Garnet Care and Cleaning Guide - GIA
Garnets have fair to good toughness, making them durable enough for all jewelry styles as long as they are treated with the proper care Garnets should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear Depending on type, garnet hardness ranges from 6 5 to 7 5 on the Mohs scale
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