Garnet

A garnet  is one kind of silicate mineral. There are many different kinds of garnets, containing different metals. Crystals of garnet are often large and pretty. Their most common color is red or purple, but they can be found in almost all colors and are often used in jewelry. In the United States, garnet is the birthstone for people born in the month of January.

Related pages
 List of minerals
 List of birthstones

Sources

Further reading
Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelis, 1985, Manual of Mineralogy, 20th ed., Wiley, 
Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones 

Other websites

http://www.gemstonemagnetism.com contains a comprehensive section about garnets and garnet magnetism.
USGS Garnet locations – USA 
http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/garnet.html 
http://www.mindat.org/min-10272.html
 Blog post on garnets on the Law Library of Congress's blog

Category:Gemstones
Category:Nesosilicates
Category:Birthstones