On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone—popular in jewelry since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians. Our team has now discovered a new rock type ...

On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone — popular in jewellery since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians. Our team has now discovered a new rock type ...

Garnets have been a highly collectible gemstone since prehistoric times, and Arizona is renowned for hosting some of the best specimens. These gemstones are formed as a result of a combination of high ...

Individuality, innovation, and intention are the pillars shaping 2026. People are starting to dress for themselves, embracing personal style over fleeting trends, while learning to choose with ...

On the Croatian island of Rab, artists are carving large sand sculptures on the beach as part of the 15th Festival of Sand Sculptures. Visitors watch sculptors shape figures of a monk seal, a turtle ...

Chemical, optical, and physical data for a representative collection of 202 transparent gem-quality stones are summarized. Eight garnet species are defined—grossular, andradite, pyrope, ...

The Premier mine (known as the Cullinan mine since 2005) in South Africa made headlines in 1905 when a 3,106 carat piece of diamond rough was found. It was later cut into nine named diamonds and 96 ...