This name is like a big umbrella covering a variety of stones that are all very similar in chemical composition...

Garnet is a semi-precious gemstone frequently incorporated into some of the most modern, beautiful handmade jewelry in the world...

Winter can be long and dreary The novelty of the first snow, fresh and white, fades into the fatigue of shoveling your driveway, and that beautiful white blanket of snow turning to gray mushy slush...

If you're still young enough to remember your birthday, you probably also remember the special birthstone assigned to it...