Garnet

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Garnet is a natural gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 6.5–7.5, and its traditional symbolic meaning is “Truth, friendship & loyalty.” It is a birthstone for January.

Mohs hardness

6.5–7.5

Mineral group

Garnet group

Color

Deep red

MEANING

Truth, friendship & loyalty

LORE & HISTORY

Named after the Latin granatum (pomegranate). Since antiquity it has been carried as a protective stone by travelers and warriors.

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Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data