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life in the facet lane

2023 is a great time to start being more brilliant than ever before!

Got Garnet ?

k, so the majority of holidays A Global Phenom
are behind us, whew! That This natural beauty needs no enhancements (as do many colored
Owas fun. But we have other stones) and it’s durable too, ranking 6.5-7.5 on the Mohs scale.
things to celebrate this year. How Found globally in places like the United States, Greece, Czech
many January babies do we have? Republic, Russia, India, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka, it
Well, you’re in luck, then. While a delights collectors with its dazzling hues.
January birthday is worth celebrating, Take Mozambique garnet for instance. This luscious grape tinted
we also don’t want to ignore other stone is a recent find from Southeast Africa. Unlike other shades of
gemstone-loving fans who simply garnet, this one bursts hot pink glints off its facets producing exciting
adore January’s birthstone. It is garnet. flashes of light with the slightest movement of the stone.
Need to Know Its extraordinary purple color inspires the most sophisticated
by Diana Jarrett GG RMV A little back story: The word designers to create magnificent pieces that flaunt the color—like
garnet is a 14th century Middle OMI Privé (www.omiprive.com) for example. Because this is an
English word meaning dark red. It was a derivative of the Latin unexpected garnet hue, it is highly collectible for all lovers of colored
granatum because vibrant garnets often look like pomegranate gemstones.
seeds. Celebrated gemstone cutter John Dyer (www.johndyergems.com)
Victorian society ladies made garnet a must-have gemstone remarks, “Mozambique purple garnet is lovely and rich, accenting
because it kept the theme of dark stones that Queen Victoria nicely with our fantasy-style cuts and is a big hit with our jeweler
popularized during her decades-long mourning period after her clients.”
husband Prince Albert died unexpectedly. But—what if you’re not We’d like to give
feeling the deep sultry tones of dark red garnet? Have we got news a special nudge to
for you. Garnet is also produced in myriad tints found in deposits January babies who
around the world. may not be drawn
to more common
deep red garnet
18K gold Mozambique purple garnet earrings with pink pear
tourmaline and white diamond. Courtesy; OMI Privé varieties.
Collectors
should wear
what they like
since they are
also a unique
original too,
right?

Purple Garnet Dreamscape™
cut courtesy John Dyer Gems
Photo by Ozzie Campos

Contact Diana Jarrett at diana@dianajarrett.com Read www.color-n-ice.com www.dianajarrett.com

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