People have used garnets for jewelry and decorative objects for millennia. It's one of the oldest known gemstones. Archeologists have recovered garnet necklaces and talismans fr… See more

Although garnets can occur in almost any color, they're popularly associated with the color red. Historically, red gemstones that modern gemologists separate into different species an… See more

Some carbuncles were said to shine as if they had an internal light. In fact, the word comes from the Latin carbunculusfor a small, hot coal. According to Jewish tradition, N… See more

The belief that garnets have the power to shield their wearers from harm is very widespread. Saxon and Celtic kings favored garnet inlaid jewelry because of this supposed p… See more