COLOR : Red
GEMSTONE OF MONTH : January
ZODIAC SIGN : Aries
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About Garnet
- Garnet is a naturally occurring gemstone. Garnet name exist from Latin granatus meaning “seed”, because it often look like small round seeds when found in its matrix rock.
- Garnet is a family of related minerals, some of which occur as gemstones,its not a single gemstone.
- The popular understanding of garnet is as an inexpensive dark red stone. Because it is relatively common and inexpensive, it is often thought of as “only garnet”, and as being inferior.
- The Garnet is known as the stone for a successful business
- Garnets are a related group of minerals.
Members of this group include:- almandine (red to violet red);
- spessartite (yellow, rose, or orange to reddish-brown);
- pyrope (deep red);
- grossular (white, yellow, yellow-green, brownish-red, orange or black);
- andradite (colorless, yellow-green, or brown to black).
- Emerald green variety called demantoid is the most prized garnet and is a member of the adradite group.
- Garnet has a strong feature of sexual & sensual energy, because it has many integrity when it comes to love & sex. It maintains the sex drive
Properties
- Garnet has been believed to be extremely beneficial in the domain of business as well. If your business is not working as it should be, just put 3 or more garnets on your working place.
- People who are moving to a new place or entering onto new extent,then this stone is an ideal choice for people.
- Helps to diminish nagetive energy.
- Garnets can be used to make a person popular and have self-esteem when worn as jewelry. It helps protect one on trips.
- Garnets bring constancy to friendships. Garnets are also known for activate success in business.
- Inspires love and devotion
Healing Properties
- Red Garnet represents love & commitment. It rejuvenate feelings and enhances sexuality, bringing warmth, devotion, understanding, trust, sincerity and honesty to a relationship.
- Red Garnet controls anger, especially toward the self.
- It is considered that if a garnet is put under a pillow it will cure depression.
- Garnets were claimed to help the wearer resist depressed and diminish evil spirits, mainly spirits of the night.
- Garnet is also said to inspire ambition and truthfulness, and offers its wearer the power to protect their standing and possessions.
- Garnet regenerates the body and activates the metabolism.
Uses
- Garnet is a very popular gemstone, and is the most well-known dark red gemstone. Red Garnet gemstones (Almandine and Pyrope) are very affordable and faceted into all types of jewerly, including necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings.
- Round cabochons of red Garnet are also popular and used in rings and bracelets.
- The variety Rhodolite has become a very important jewelry gemstone, and the rare green Tsavorite and Demantoid Garnets make exquisite and costly gemstones.
- Color Changing Garnet used in rings.
- Other forms of Garnets such as orange Spessartite, yellow Grossular and black Melanite are also used as gemstones.
Sources
- Currently, the world’s largest supply of garnets is the continent of Africa. In Other sources of garnet include India, Soviet Union, Brazil and the United States.
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- Garnet rough
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- Garnet cabochon
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- Garnet faceted
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- Garnet beaded
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- Garnet silver
