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Garnet traces its roots to the Nile
Delta in 3100 B.C., where Egyptian artisans would craft the gemstone into
beads or inlay them into hand-wrought jewelry. Garnet received its name from
the ancient Greeks because the color reminded them of the "granatum," or pomegranate
seed. The versatile garnet comes in a virtual rainbow of colors, from the
deep red Bohemian Garnet to the vibrant greens of the Russian demantoid and
African tsavorite. The oranges and browns of spessartite and hessonite hail
from Namibia and Sri Lanka and the subtle pinks and purples of the rhododendron
flower, are also yours to explore. Garnet is the traditional birthstone for
the month of January.
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