It's January! The birthstone for the month is Garnet!

Did you know...

Garnet, the birthstone for January, signifies eternal friendship and trust and is the perfect gift for a friend. It would make wonderful addition to a guitar string bracelet gift!

Garnet Birthstone

 

It is also the name of a group of minerals that comes in a rainbow of colors, from the deep red of the pyrope garnet to the vibrant green of tsavorites.  Today, the most important sources for garnet are Africa, Sri Lanka, and India.

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