January

Garnet

Color: Red, darkish-brown, violet-red, pale yellow-orange, orange, orange-red, transparent orange-brown, translucent green, and bright green (most valued)

Information: Garnet is a common mineral. However, garnets that have the qualities of a gem are rare. Those garnets are mainly mined in Europe, Russia, and South Africa. Garnets come in 6 major types: almandine, andradite, grossularite, pyrope, spessartite, uvarovite.