The gemstone Garnet is the official birthstone for January as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912.

Garnet is the modern January birthstone and the gem designated for the 2nd and 6th wedding anniversary.

GARNET
A Family of Colors

When most people think of garnet, they see only images of a
dark red gemstone. But look a little deeper into garnet’s
many varieties, and you’ll discover every color of the rainbow
except blue. Few gems can rival garnet in the diversity of
colors available. The green of summer grass, the gold of
freshly harvested wheat, the orange of fiery hot steel, the
pink of a delicate rosebud – garnet offers all these colors
and more.

Garnet has popularity dating back over 5,000 years to
ancient Egypt, where the gems were worked into beads or
set into hand wrought jewelry. Jewelry set with dark red
garnets from Czechoslovakia was extremely popular in
the nineteenth century. Pieces set with these Bohemian
garnets are still in high demand today for their beauty
and uniqueness. Today’s gemstone collector knows that
garnet offers a myriad of color choices in every shade
imaginable, except blue.

BIRTHSTONE
Garnet is the birthstone for January.
ORIGINS
Garnets are mined in many locales around the world. Some
of its more important sources include Africa, Australia,
Brazil, India, Madagascar, Russia, Sri Lanka and the United
States.

TREATMENTS
There are no treatments commonly used to enhance garnet.
CARE
Garnet is both hard and durable. Garnet can be cleaned
using an ultrasonic cleaning machine, any commercial
jewelry cleaner or mild soap and lukewarm water using a
soft brush. Be sure to rinse and dry your jewelry thoroughly
after cleaning.