Garnet is somewhat similar in its composure to the ruby. It is a semiprecious stone that is geologically found in the deepest crevices of caves and can only be formed in highly dense pressure conditions.
Dating back to the Bronze Age, Garnet stones have been popular adornments across the span of time, ornamenting the necks of the decorated wives of the old Russian Czars, Queen Victoria of Great Britain, and Mary Queen of Scots. Most commonly made in a coy crimson color, Garnet was traditionally worn by crusaders as a token of their promise to return to their loved one. The ancient Egyptians used amulets of garnet as powerful tribal talismans that, once placed in the tombs of the dead, would aid in a spirits passage into the afterlife. Garnet is also believed to protect its owner from nightmares. January's birthstone.
