Raw garnet charm with 14K gold electroplating, and clear vesuvianite gold filled connector in a dangle earring.
Garnet
Garnets are not brittle, do not chip easily and as such are considered better candidates for use in everyday wear jewelry than even Emeralds.
Unlike minerals such as beryl or corundum, that are a single species with colored varieties created by trace elements, garnets come in different species and are never found in their pure state. They are always mixed with other garnet species. Garnets are called a solid-state series or a blend. Some of these blends have distinct features and are recognized as varieties of garnets in themselves. What makes them all garnets is the same crystal structure and similar properties.
Almandine Garnet unites the energy of scarlet and red with the more muted, earthy overtones of brown. It is intimately tied to the Earth, and is a talisman of protection and unyielding strength, increasing willpower and resistance to all things negative. It is believed to aid in circulation and blood related issues. Associated with the First Chakra, it is a stone of physical love and relationships, and a spiritual stone of psychic protection.
Garnet’s hardness is a 6.5 to 7.5 on the mohs hardness scale, making it a good candidate for everyday wear.
Garnet is the birthstone for January and the stone given to celebrate the second wedding anniversary.
Care
Garnets are best cleaned with soap and warm water, and a soft brush. Although relatively hard tough, garnets can be heat sensitive. Extreme heat should be avoided.
Vesuvianite
Vesuvianite crystals are usually brown, yellow, brown-black, or dark olive-green. Less commonly, they are white, red, purple, violet, blue-green to blue. They are identified by their deeply striated structure.
Vesuvianite is thought to affect both the Heart and Upper Heart Chakras. Supporting the immune and endocrine systems, particularly the thyroid, it is thought to act as a balancer and cleanser for both body and spirit. It also clears the Crown and Third Eye Chakras, opening one to spiritual and psychic development.
Alternative Names: Idocrase
Vesuvianite’s hardness is a 6.5 on the mohs hardness scale, making it a good candidate for everyday wear.
Gold Filled
Gold-filled jewelry has 100x more gold alloy than gold plated and because that layer is so much thicker, it means gold-filled jewelry lasts longer and stands up to wear and tear better than gold plated.
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