Garnet


Color:	Garnets are available in many colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black, and colorless. The rarest of these is the blue garnet, discovered in the late 1990s in Bekily, Madagascar. It changes color from blue-green in the daylight to purple in incandescent light, as a result of the relatively high amounts of vanadium (about 1 wt.% V2O3). Other varieties of color-changing garnets exist. In daylight, their color ranges from shades of green, beige, brown, gray, and blue, but in incandescent light, they appear a reddish or purplish/pink color. Because of their color changing quality, this kind of garnet is often mistaken for Alexandrite. Garnet’s light transmission properties can range from the gemstone-quality transparent specimens to the opaque varieties used for industrial purposes. The mineral’s luster is categorized as vitreous (glass-like) or resinous (amber-like).
Birthstone:	January (Modern & Traditional), May (Alternate)
Anniversary:	2nd, 6th (Alternate)
Occurrence:	Worldwide
Rarity:	Common
Energy Class:	1
Temperaments:	Love, Courage to Live, Stamina
Healing:	Garnet regenerates the body. It stimulates the metabolism. Treats spinal and cellular disorders, purifies and reenergizes the blood, heart, and lungs, and regenerates DNA.
Attributes:	Transparent or translucent crystal, often small and faceted or larger opaque piece.
Psychological:	Garnet sharpens your perceptions of yourself and other people. It dissolves ingrained behavior patterns that are no longer serving you and bypasses resistance of self-induced unconscious sabotage.
Mental:	It helps you let go of useless or old or obsolete ideas.
Emotional:	Garnet removes inhibitions and taboos. It opens up the heart and bestows self-confidence.

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