Origin-: Comes from the Latin word “granatus” (seed-like) because it looks similar to pomegranate seed.

Color-: Shades of green, beige, brown, grey and blue, but in Incandescent light, it appears reddish or purple pink.

Varieties-:

• Pyrope(Bohemian Garnet or Cape Ruby):Deep red, orange r
• Almandine: Red to violet r
• Spessartine: Yellow, Rose, Orange.
• Uvaranite:
• Grossular: White, yellow, black, orange, brown, yellowish green, dark green.
• Andraite: Colorless ,yellowish green, emerald green, brown to black(Demantoid Garnet).
• Rhodolite: Purplish r

Streak-: White.

Mohs Hardness 6.5 to 7.5.

Birthstone-: January.

Zodiac Sign-: Scorpio, Capricorn, Aries, Leo and Virgo

Luster-: Vitreous to resinous.

Occurrence-: Srilanka, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Myanmar, Siberia, Italy, Kenya, Thailand, Australia, India, Pakistan, Scotland, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, Tanzania and The United States.

Metaphysical properties

• Symbolises faith, courage, fire, honesty, fidelity, grace, compassion and helps with self-esteem.
• Garnet can make you more popular.
• Garnet brings consistency to friendships.
• Garnet helps combat depression and laziness.
• it is thought to attract love and soulmates
• Garnet is said to enhance creativity.
• Balancing energy and providing protection and a calming stable vitality.
• Garnet helps increase sex drive.
• Garnet helps cleanse and purify the thyroid ,spleen and stimulates
• Garnet repairs damage to DNA.
• Enhances the body in assimilation of iodine, calcium, magnesium and vitamin A and E.