JANUARY: Garnet Month

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The garnet is a gemstone for the month of January. Quite a lot of interesting trivia revolve around this precious stone. Here is an interesting read about the garnet:
http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/garnet.htm

I read that article that may answer all these questions:

1) What are the two wedding anniversaries in which the garnet may be given as a gift?

2) What color does not occur in garnets?

3) What garnet color is the rhodolite?

4) What garnet colors are the hessonite?

5) What garnet color is the tsavorite, grossularite, uvarovite and demantoid?

6) What garnet colors are the pyrope?

7) What garnet colors are the spessartite?

8) What is the color change effect that garnets produce when viewed in natural light or artificial lighting?

9) What is the range of garnets in the Mohs scale of hardness?

10) What do geologists use garnets as a gauge for?

11) What three ailments were believed to be cured by the garnet?

12) What two things does the exchanging of garnets between friends mean in earlier times?


Clueless?  To answer these questions, this article may help.

CHEERS TO A GORGEOUS GARNET MONTH OF JANUARY!

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DL
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