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Vintage Garnet Jewelry: A Great Gift for Her January Birthday!

The garnet is the January birthstone. It is also a favorite of collectors because it comes in such a wide range of colors. The gorgeous gemstone has had a long history in the jewelry trade. It was a chosen adornment of ancient Egyptians and Romans. In the Middle Ages, this humble stone was thought to […]

The Garnet Gem: A Rainbow of Hues

Although jewelry wearers primarily associate a deep red color with the garnet, this silicate gem actually comes in a rainbow of hues. It is said that blue garnets do not exist, but there have recently been gem finds that feature a high quantity of vanadium, which causes a blue green coloration. Granted, this is not […]