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What to tell you about the January gem garnet? Where to start? It is not surprising that it is a gemstone that I adore, because I adore so many gemstones… but red garnet is one of my favorites because I have a divine necklace, which belonged to my Irish grandmother and every time I wear it, I love it. I look in the mirror and smile, remembering Emily, that intrepid and funny grandmother who filled my childhood with beautiful memories.

Returning to the precious stone of those born in January, its history is so interesting that it is difficult for me to decide how to approach this wonderful stone. The most important thing to note is that it is a gem of great nobility.

Garnets are metamorphic stones par excellence, formed under high temperatures and strong pressures, therefore in gem quality, they have an exceptional brilliance.

Meanwhile we know that red garnet is one of the most popular and loved among gemstones. Red garnets were already used in the Bronze Age.

In Egypt they were used in jewelry for 5,000 years. The Sumerians knew it as a precious gem from 2100 BC. They were the object of desire and very profusely used by the Greeks and Romans.

The Talmud says that a huge garnet was the only light that illuminated Noah's ark. During the middle Ages it was believed capable of invigorating the body and during the crusades it was worn by warriors as protection and... Here comes the unusual: it was used as a protective talisman by both Christian and Muslim warriors! Don't tell me they aren't fascinating stories, just as fascinating as the gem itself.

With the passing of time, it became even more affirmed and between the 18th and 19th centuries the Bohemian garnet, blood red, beautiful and seductive, was one of the most used gems in jewelry... and if we want an interesting reference closer to our days, one of Jacqueline Onassis’s most famous brooch, which consisted of a gold flower with beautiful cabochon-polished red garnet petals, accompanied by diamonds, was sold at auction at Sotheby's on April 24, 1996 for a whopping $145,000. Wow!

My grandmother's necklace doesn't cost that much... but for me it has a value that cannot be calculated. And that is what jewels really are: objects that accompany us throughout our lives and that each one of them tells a story, an important moment, evokes a loved one...

January gem garnet and its varieties

But let's not just stay with the red garnet, we are talking about a huge family, with a variety of colors and brightness.

The demantoid, for example, is a garnet with colors that can vary between water green, yellowish green and green-brown and has an adamantine fire greater than that of a diamond.

Another incredible variety is the Tsavorite, a wonderful jungle-green garnet, which is only mined in Kenya and Tanzania.

Orange or reddish -orange specimens such as spessartite and essonite also belong to this noble family of garnets. And do not forget the rhodolite, one of the most fashionable gems today, in its raspberry tones with beautiful violet reflections.

Rhodolite is a gem that is present today in the great collections of renowned international jewelry.

The gem of January and esotericism

Garnet is said to be a very energetic stone. Which is capable of providing willpower and self-confidence. It stimulates self-confidence, generating security and value.

In the Kabeer Agate, Online metaphysical store you will find great jewelry with different garnet options, from the wonderful blood red Mozambique garnets to different options with rhodolite’s, demantoids, tsavorites and others.

Do not miss the opportunity to acquire a jewel with beautiful garnets, at advantageous prices and with a certificate of authenticity simply by browsing our online store! It's simple and fun!

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