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This is where we can say something really cool about the store, update some new information, talk about a new product, etc.. Learn more... What's New This Month!
During the month of January we will be updating our website to bring you the latest information about Robinson Jewelers! Look out for even more changes in the upcoming months!
January's Birthstone
January's birthstone is garnet. Red garnets are the most common, but in fact, garnet comes in a wide variety of colours ranging from black, green, clear and numerous shades of red. The variety of colours is due to metal impurities such as iron, aluminum and manganese. A few garnets look as if they have a star in their center. This look is produced when tiny fibers of the metal impurities form within the piece of garnet.
Green garnets are the most rare and therefore highly prized. Emerald green and colorless garnet are next rarest, followed by pure red garnets.
The name "garnet" is derived from the Latin "granatum" meaning pomegranate" because the crystals resemble the red color and seed-like form of this fruit.
Use of garnet goes back very far. Archaeologists have found primitive garnet jewelry among the graves of lake dwellers which dates the use of this popular gemstone to the Bronze age. Today they are mined in Brazil, India, Madagascar, India, Siberia, Africa, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
Come see Robinson Jewelers this month to see a wide variety of garnet pieces!