JANUARY BIRTHSTONE IS GARNET Garnet, the birthstone for January, signifies eternal friendship and trust and is the perfect gift for a friend Where are Garnets found? Red Color Garnets - Different red colors include a bright pink garnet The popular January Birthstone of the Garnet is found in the following called rhodolite, a bright red garnet called anthill and an orange Malayan garnet. The Almandine garnet are red color varieties, with pyrope (also countries: called Bohemian garnet) which is associated with Victorian jewelry Sri Lanka, Malaya, India, Africa, Uruguay, U.S. and Brazil Brilliant Green Color Garnets are called demantoid garnets which are extremely rare and quite valuable. The Color of the Garnet The traditional color associated with the garnet is the deep red color and was strongly favored as a popular gem in Victorian jewelry. The meaning of colors through the ages represented many aspects of life. Social, religious, biblical and Christian symbolism were all reflected in the color Red! The symbolic meaning of the color red was was of fire and was associated with power and importance. The January birthstone is not just confined to the deep red color, garnets can be found in nearly all other colors including orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, black, and colorless. Some details about the January Birthstone garnet colors are as follows: Type of Garnet
Definition of the Garnet Definition of Garnet, the January birth stone: The word garnet is derived from the Greek word "granatum" which means "pomegranate seed" which reflect the shape and color of the crystals. Garnets are a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive. Pure crystals of garnet are used as gemstones. The garnet family contain 7 major types: almandine, andradite, demantoid, grossularite, pyrope, spessartite, uvarovite stones. Crystal structure of the garnet, the January birthstone Isometric, rhombic, dodecahedron. The History of the Garnet For those who were born in the month of January the garnet is the traditional birthstone. The history, myths, legends and folklore surrounding the magical properties of different birthstones have been handed down through the ages and from different civilisations.
Color Details of garnet stones
Andradite
Colors include the green Demantoid with chromium and iron as the green colorants, the yellow Topazolite with manganese yellow/ orange colorants and black Melanite
Ugrandite
Colors include the green Tsavorite with vanadium as the green colorant, Hessonite with manganese as the orange/yellow colorant.
Rhodolite
Color: Rose-red, raspberry to violet from a combination of pyrope and almandine with iron as the purple colorant
Spessartite
Color: Orange, red to brown from manganese orange colorants
Almandite
Color: Deep red with brown undertone.
Pyrope
Color: Intense deep red from iron colorants
Tropical zodiac Sign
Dates
Stone
Aquarius
21 January – 19 February
Garnet
Pisces
20 February – 21 March
Amethyst
Aries
22 March – 20 April
Heliotrope
Taurus
21 April – 21 May
Sapphire
Gemini
22 May – 21 June
Agate
Cancer
21 June – 22 July
Emerald
Leo
23 July – 22 August
Virgo
23 August – 22 September
Carnelian
Libra
23 September – 23 October
Chrysolite
Scorpio
24 October – 21 November
Beryl
Sagittarius
22 November – 21 December
Topaz
Capricorn
22 December – 21 January
Ruby
Onyx
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