All you January girls are lucky indeed because garnet is a very versatile birthstone.One of the fabulous things about garnet is that it comes in many incredible colors.

Garnet Hues

You are fortunate to have a myriad of choices to wear as your birthstone color. And don’t we all like to have choices!?! Most people think of the traditional warm burgundy red color when they think of garnet, not realizing that it forms in exotic colors such as sunburst orange (spessartite), chartreuse green (demantoid), purplish red (rhodolite) and cinnamon (hessonite).

Garnet for your Health

Garnet’s powers include healing, strength, regulating heart and blood flow and aid in curing depression. In ancient times, sailors took garnets with them to stay safe at sea. Garnets were also used as protection against evil … now that’s a good reason for every girl to have one!

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Tags: birthstone, demantoid, garnet, hessonite, rhodolite, spessartite

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