January 19, 2018

By Isabelle Corvin, CG, Staff Gemologist at Panowicz Jewelers Happy birthday, January babies! Born the first month of the year, you get to start with a celebration of life. Ignore the dreary weather with a warm garnet as your birthstone! A somewhat under-appreciated jewel, garnets hold a mystery and allure all their own. A group of closely related species, the garnet family of gems is vast and varied. Everything from classic Pyrope and Almandite; the traditional reds, from dark to light, sometimes slightly brownish, to Rhodolite, a shy little stone with flirty edges of purple added to red Then there are members like