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Garnet is the traditional birthstone for the month of January, and its history is as rich as the colors in which it can be found.  The gem traces its roots to the Nile Delta in 3100 B.C., where Egyptian artisans would craft the gemstone into beads or inlay them into hand-wrought jewelry. Stories relate how Noah used garnet as a lamp on his bow as he cast about on the ocean. Garnet received its name from the ancient Greeks because the color reminded them of the “granatum,” or pomegranate seed. Most people associate garnet with a deep red color, but …