Garnet is in my opinion an underrated gemstone. It's most commonly dark red, although rhodolite garnets move towards pink, and there are rare green tsavorite garnets.
The name comes from a middle English work for dark red, 'gernet', which itself comes from a latin word for a grain or seed, which is thought to relate to pomegranate seeds.
This 4mm round brilliant cut dark red garnet is set in 9ct yellow gold.
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Garnet is thought to stimulate passion and creativity, and even to inspire love. It's a great choice with either gold or silver.
This gorgeous baguette ring has a rich orangey red garnet from Mozambique.
There are lots of great garnets available from ethical sources and they can be very affordable. If you are interested in a garnet ring, whether you were born in January or not, send me an email.
nikki@nikkistarkjewellery.co.uk