GARNET
- Birthstone: January
- Anniversary: 2nd
- Color: Commonly red, but also comes in range of greens, oranges, and purplish-red. The Starling garnet is a cinnamon-peach color, light orange-red in tone.
- From: Found mostly in Brazil, Russia, Namibia, India and Afghanistan.
- Facts & Lore: Used in jewelry for thousands of years and very popular with the pharaohs of Egypt. Believed to protect wearers from evil and disaster.