What is a garnet gemstone?

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Quick answer: Garnet is a gemstone family with many colors: red (almandine), green (demantoid/tsavorite), orange (spessartine). Birthstone January.

Garnet is a gemstone family with many colors – from deep red (Almandine) to orange (Spessartine) to rare green (Demantoid and Tsavorite). It is the birthstone of January and stands for loyalty and friendship.

Garnet Varieties

  • Almandine (Red): Classic garnet – deep red, very common
  • Rhodolite (Pink-Violet): Soft pink – very feminine
  • Demantoid (Green): Rarest garnet – surpasses diamond in light refraction
  • Tsavorite (Green): Intense green, emerald alternative
  • Spessartine (Orange): Bright orange – rare and sought-after

Garnet jewelry in gold: corelunejewellery.de.

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