Garnet - January

Colours
Varied and interesting colours. Greens, oranges, browns, pinks and purples are just some of the rainbow of colours that are Garnets. In total there are 33 different types of Garnet all with varying colours and hues from the radiant reds and oranges of ‘Spessartine’ Garnet to the greens of ‘Tsavorite’ Garnet.

Physical Properties
Garnet ranks 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness meaning it is a reasonably hard stone. Garnets are known for their luminosity, this is due to them being graded very highly on the refractive index.
As a note of caution, Garnets can be vulnerable to knocks and also heat. Care must be taken not to knock your Garnet against anything too hard otherwise it can break.