JANUARY BIRTHSTONE - THE GARNET

Each month of the year is assigned a lucky stone. With its beautiful, particularly fiery velvet colors, ranging from red to green, garnet represents the birthstone for the first month of the year: January. A sign of strong character, garnet is the perfect gem to remember the start of a year at any moment. Discover all the secrets of the garnet birthstone and its connections with the month of January.

WHAT DOES THE GARNET REPRESENT?

The garnet, January's birthstone, is found in both the old and modern versions of the birthstone list. In the Middle Ages, these gemstones were called carbuncles, a term derived from Latin meaning "small ember". According to history, they adorned the clothes of the Crusaders who went to carry out the holy wars. These gems were supposed to provide them with strength and courage to face the thousand dangers that awaited them during the holy wars. With a significant density, up to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, the garnet on a ring, earrings or necklace perfectly matches January-born individuals with strong personalities: men, women or children. Unlike diamonds or white sapphires, this precious gem is one of the most accessible birthstones thanks to a good distribution of deposits around the planet. There are beautiful garnet stones originating from Africa: Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Asia: Sri Lanka, India, and the Americas: Brazil, United States and Canada.

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF GARNET?

The precious garnet stone is linked to the month of January. The red variant of garnet is visibly the most known. Recognized since the dawn of time, this stone is told in the famous legends of the Middle Ages, as in Greek mythology. The garnet stone is considered a symbol of truth, fidelity, but also of light, in Muslim and Jewish traditions. Thanks to its purity, elle was appreciated as an ornament since Egyptian antiquity, and its origin even dates back to the Bronze Age. The virtues of January birthstones garnet are not the only reasons for its fame. These stones are of unparalleled beauty, and according to history they were worn by the Vikings as funeral decoration to lead the dead to Valhalla. In Europe, in the XVII and XIX century, garnet was at the height of its fame.

DOES GARNET HAVE A PARTICULAR MEANING OR VIRTUES?

Physically, this January birthstone was recognized for promoting good blood, heart, and lung health. Indeed, linked to blood by its intense red color, its power had virtues to heal blood diseases or injuries. This magnificent gem was also reputed to protect against venomous snake bites. Nowadays, its virtues are fidelity, strength, truth, courage, joy, and energy. A birthstone of assurance, garnet is also a sign of will, power, success, and self-confidence. In love, garnet stones promote passion, romance, and sensuality. In lithotherapy, this January birthstone garnet is a powerful gem. Mounted as a pendant, necklace, bracelet, earrings, or ring, garnet helps to reduce stress, restore emotional balance, and make the right decisions.

WHAT SHADES OF COLOR DOES GARNET HAVE?

By nature, the most well-known garnet stone has a deep and intense red color. Some garnet gemstones have a lighter or darker color. Indeed, January birthstones can manifest in different, lesser-known colors, which are not necessarily red:

- Pyrope has a fiery red hue that leans towards brown,
- Rhodolite with a pink color that turns towards purple,
- Almandine has a brick red color,
- Spessartite takes on an orange to red-brown color,
- Tsavorite radiates a dark green color,
- Grossular is dark orange,
- Demantoid with tones from light green to emerald green,
- Black garnet

Even though these stones are of different colors, all variants of the garnet stone have the same crystalline structure and the same chemical composition: aluminous or calcic silicates. This wide variety of colors is the result of different chromophoric components, such as chromium, magnesium, iron, etc.

HOW TO WEAR GARNET?

Garnet is an infinitely beneficial precious gem in jewelry. Its great robustness allows it to be shaped in multiple ways, to be worn every day, like a ring, earrings or for big events, like a wedding. Regardless of its size, garnet can be mounted on yellow gold, white gold, silver or vermeil jewelry. These metals harmonize perfectly with the different color varieties of garnet and match wonderfully. Even though garnet is much more affordable in terms of price, it resembles the deep color of ruby. In the collection of La celinni, a natural diamond expert, there is a wide range of 18K 750/1000 gold or 950/1000 platinum jewelry, set with garnets, perfect for birthday, wedding or birth gifts. From 99 €, it is possible to acquire birth gemstones: Garnet, Sapphire, Citrine, Topaz, Peridot, Pink Sapphire, White Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Tourmaline, Aquamarine, etc.

WHAT ARE THE GARNET JEWELRY AT CELINNI?

The Celinni is committed to offering you the widest choice of garnet and diamond jewelry online. With over 15 years of experience in diamond and gemology consulting, our diamond experts will guide you and help you appreciate our Marguerite garnet rings, allowing you to significantly stand out among your loved ones, thanks to this touch of deep red color. Recognized for its natural brilliance, the oval-shaped garnet shines optimally. That's why we will be delighted to welcome you in our jewelry stores across France, Morocco, and Switzerland to discover and try on garnet in all its forms, through superior quality rings.

OUR GARNET EARRINGS

To frame and illuminate your face with a touch of bright red color, we offer you round garnet Marguerite earrings, enhanced with a halo of brilliant round diamonds. Both original and unique, with a refined design, these garnet earrings will make a difference, and will quickly become the must-have of your jewelry collection. The experts at Celinni travel to the four corners of the world in search of the most beautiful precious stones, with the sole objective of satisfying our customers, through increasingly innovative jewelry.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?

Don't hesitate any longer, make an appointment in one of our jewelry stores, to be advised by our team of passionate diamond experts. Available in France, Morocco and Switzerland, and all holding a degree in gemology, they will guide you towards the most beautiful garnets and towards the choice of shape and color that perfectly matches your expectations and your budget, in order to create with you the perfect jewel. It is at the very heart of our jewelry stores that you can acquire the earrings and rings of your dreams, adorned with a sublime garnet precious stone!