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BIRTHSTONES January ~ Garnet
Garnets are found in jewelry from ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman eras. Many courageous discoverers and travelers wore Garnets for protection, as they were considered popular talismans and protective stones, because it was believed in those days that Garnets illuminate the night and prevent their wearer from any sort of evil. Today science explained to us that the proverbial luminosity of Garnet is caused by its high refraction of light. (information obtained from the International Colored Gemstone Association) ...back to birthstone main page
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Garnets
have been widely known for thousands of years. Even Noah, it is reported,
used a lantern from Garnet in order to safely steer his Ark through the
darkness of the night.