Although as the picture shows, garnet can be light red or orange. it is usually a deep red. The name comes from the Latin word for pomegranate, and its colour commonly resembles that fruit.
Garnets have been in use since ancient times. Pliny speaks of them hollowed out as drinking vessels, and they were used thousands of years ago in Egypt, Sumeria and South America.
According to Crysal Vaults, The Talmud says that Noah's Ark was illuminated by a large garnet, and during the Crusades, both Christians and Muslims used it as a Warrior's stone.
Possibly because of its association with warriors, Garnet is also a man's name. Canadian folksinger Garnet Rogers (brother of the late Stan Rogers) comes to mind.
A library in Waverly, Ohio is named after a man called Garnet A. Wilson -- obviously he was also someone of whom his community approved.
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