The Elegant Gold Garnet Ring

Shawn | Dec 2, 2010 |

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Garnet is a semi-precious gemstone formed under high pressure and temperature conditions and is known especially for its brilliance and ability to sparkle under light. It has been used for thousands of years by ancient cultures including the Greeks, the Romans and even the Egyptians. Garnet has often been bonded with precious metals including gold and silver to make rings that are used mostly for engagement and ceremonial wedding ceremonies. The name garnet has several possible origins, but it is mostly thought that it from the Latin word for the fruit Pomegranate with which the red variant of the stone shares several features color and shape, with.

Garnet has many different industrial uses, and is mined all over the world most notably India and Australia, however certain rarer colors are only found in areas like Russia and the United States. Garnets come in around ten different colors including red, green, blue and pink. The rarest of these is the blue garnet, which is found in some parts of Russia, Turkey and the U.S.A. Several different colors have the ability to transmit light and sometimes change color under different light.

Thousands of years ago, these brilliant gemstones were used by different cultures for healing and protection. Today they are used in jewelry for many different reasons. Many people find that the Garnet makes an affordable substitute for diamonds for use with their wedding or engagement rings. They are used in pendants and earrings and sometimes exchanged as friendship gifts. They are sometimes gifted on the second and six anniversaries of a wedding. The garnet is also the birthstone for January, and it is typically used as a birthday present for this occasion.

Although garnets are bonded with different metals to make rings, including silver and white gold, the most popular of these is the Gold garnet ring. Typically, the red stone is used in this ring, as most people find the combination of gold and red to be the perfect match. Rings Midas is a jewelry brand that specializes in wedding and engagement rings. Their website features a host of information on different rings and stones, history and common usage as well as care of different stones and value.

The gold garnet ring is available all throughout stores in North America. A 14K gold ring with a 10x8 mm garnet is priced roughly around 1700, and the 16K ring with a gem of the same size is 2000 on some brands. The price can vary greatly based on brand and style. A white gold garnet ring is significantly less expensive, with some models retailing at less than 200. White gold is an alloy of gold and other metals which has become rather popular recently.

With a number of people advocating against the diamond due to the fact that most are produced from third world conflict zones, as well as the fact that diamonds are very costly the gold garnet ring has become an accepted substitute as an engagement and wedding ring.