Each month has its own gemstone ... Wearing garnet is said to bring good health, wealth and happiness. Amethyst is the birthstone for February. This gem comes from a purple variety of quartz ...

also known as the ‘cinnamon stone’, is a variety of grossular, which is a calcium-aluminium species of the garnet group of minerals. Hessonite is typically an orange to reddish-brown colour ...

Garnets are often thought of as red gemstones, but the heavy mineral comes in a variety ... garnet crystals resemble the color and size of pomegranate seeds, according to the International ...