Rather than referring to a single gemstone 'Garnet' is in fact a family of six related minerals; pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite and tsavolite) and andradite.

Garnet is commonly thought of as a rich, deep red gemstone however it occurs naturally in a wide range of colours including; red, orange, brown, green and yellow.

Every variety of natural Garnet is ideal for use in jewellery.

Garnet has a hardness of 6.5 to 7.5 on the Moh's hardness scale.

Garnet is the traditional birthstone for January and is believed to have certain mystical properties being associated with promoting self confidence and increasing energy. Garnet is also believed to attract love and warn the wearer of danger.

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