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GARNETCONSISTENCY, PERSEVERANCE, GOOD HEALTH |
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| WORD ORIGIN | LATIN GRANATUS: RED POMEGRANITE SEED |
| MINERAL | RED PYROPE RED ALMANDINE |
| FORMULA | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| COLOR SOURCE | TRACE AMOUNTS CHROMIUM |
| LUSTER | RESINOUS |
| STREAK | WHITE |
| HARDNESS | 7 - 7.5 |
| DENSITY | PYROPE 3.6 ALMANDINE 4.2 |
| LORE | Noah hung a garnet in the ark for illumination |
| HISTORY | Bohemian Garnet became popular in Victorian times |
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JANUARY SENTIMENTS |
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| GUARDIAN ANGEL | GABRIEL |
| HIS TALISMANIC GEM | ONYX |
| SPECIAL APOSTLE | SIMON PETER |
| HIS GEM | JASPER |
| SPECIAL FLOWER | SNOWDROP |
