Garnet Gemstone
What is the Garnet?
Garnet is a brown-red-colored gem that makes it highly valued in jewelry. Its name derives from the Latin granatus or mela granatum; this gem is commonly combined with pomegranate for its red seeds, very similar to the color of garnet.
This gem has six different color types. We will deal with the quality called Almandino, which with its warm color, adorns jewels since ancient times.
Garnet Mineral
Almandine Garnet, also called Oriental Garnet, belongs to a supergroup of minerals in metamorphic rocks often associated with other minerals. The most famous deposits come from India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania.
Almandine Garnet very often comes in beautiful many-faced crystals immersed. It is considered a precious stone with a dark red color with violet reflections. The name Almandine derives from “Alabandicus” that Pliny the Elder used to define his origin, Alabanda, a city in Caria in Asia Minor.
What is the Garnet?
Garnet is a brown-red-colored gem that makes it highly valued in jewelry. Its name derives from the Latin granatus or mela granatum; this gem is commonly combined with pomegranate for its red seeds, very similar to the color of Garnet.
This gem has six different color types. We will deal with the quality called Almandino, which with its warm color, adorns jewels since ancient times.
Garnet Birthstone & Anniversary
Garnet is the gemstone of the month of January.
Garnet is traditionally given as a gift for the 2th wedding anniversaries.
Garnet Quality Factor
Discover the quality factor of the Garnet
The beauty of Garnet depends on the quality of the raw mineral highlighted by the master cutter.
We can summarize in 3 points a good quality Garnet:
Garnet is a gem with important color saturation, making it a very used and appreciated stone in jewelry.
This gem is highly appreciated if it has good transparency, which enhances its red-brown color.
The excellent quality Garnet has a bright red wine color.
The Brief History of Garnet
The Almandine Garnet has a history that originates between the sixth and eighteenth centuries from the place of origin constituted by the deposit of Garibpet in the Indian state of Telangana.
An engraved garnet from the Byzantine era has been discovered, which provides evidence of importing this gem from the eastern Indian coast to the Mediterranean countries. This fact is also supported by the Greek merchant Cosmas Indicopleustes who describes the export of "alabandenum" from the historic ports of the Coromandel coast in south-east India.
Why we love Garnet
Garnet Jewelry
The intense red, almost brown, the color of the Garnet, has woven a long and articulated history with the world of jewelry.
The cut of the rough gemstone is the fundamental phase to highlight the intrinsic qualities of the Garnet. The faceted or cabochon cut demands transparency that only the best gems can give.
The cut thus becomes the element that directs the jewelry creator to the model of ring, bracelet, pendant that best matches. The reasons for purchasing Garnet are often linked to the many properties of this gem in crystal therapy.
This gemstone is part of the Earth element that enhances strength and protects the person who wears it, both intellectually and physically. The Garnet is also famous because it represents the infusion of intangible truth.
