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Coloring Club: January Garnet

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The Famous New York Subway Garnet

The Subway Garnet is a dark reddish brown opaque 9 pound 10 ounce Almandine Garnet. Rough Garnet crystals can take on a number of forms, and the Subway Garnet is a combination of 3 forms. As a result, the Subway Garnet is overall round in form, but made up of a many 4 and 6 sided faces or as the New York Times describes it, “the gem resembles nothing so much as Fred Flintstone’s bowling ball.”

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January Birthstone Breakdown - Garnet

January’s birthstone is the Garnet. Many people just think of a dark wine red gemstone when they hear Garnet, but there are over six species of the Garnet gemstone and each variety has its own characteristic and mesmerizing color from rich red, to royal purple, electric green to Fanta orange and many colors in between. Here’s the Birthstone Breakdown so you can get to know Garnet.