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| − | The '''garnet''' is a hard mineral with a dark red, glassy appearance, used most often as gemstones in jewelry. Less commonly found are garnets of colors other than dark red, including reddish brown, orange and pink. The garnet is the birthstone for January. | + | The '''garnet''' is a hard [[mineral]] with a dark red, glassy appearance, used most often as gemstones in jewelry. Less commonly found are garnets of colors other than dark red, including reddish brown, orange and pink. The garnet is the birthstone for January. It is also the official state mineral of [[Connecticut]]. |
| + | <ref> http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=885&q=246506 </ref> | ||
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[[Category:Gems]] | [[Category:Gems]] | ||
[[Category: Birthstones]] | [[Category: Birthstones]] | ||
[[Category:minerals]] | [[Category:minerals]] | ||
Revision as of 08:43, August 16, 2007
The garnet is a hard mineral with a dark red, glassy appearance, used most often as gemstones in jewelry. Less commonly found are garnets of colors other than dark red, including reddish brown, orange and pink. The garnet is the birthstone for January. It is also the official state mineral of Connecticut. [1]