Here's a guide to January's stone, including its namesake, history and more. Garnet is January's birthstone. Its name derives from the medieval Latin "granatus," meaning "pomegranate," according ...

Those born in January are lucky to have the beautiful and diverse garnet as their birthstone. Garnets are commonly red but also come in an extraordinary range of beautiful colors, including orange, ...

Important differences in predominant color and chemistry were noted when the Bekily garnets, only the second commercial source of malaya garnet, were compared to malaya garnets from East Africa, which ...

As it is, East Malaia, East Kwaio and Fataleka remain cut off as there are no regular shipping. Atoifi airstrip which provides the only airlink with Honiara was closed down a month ago.