FREE: Really Nice 8 MM Garnet 2.1 CT Gem, ready to mount! January Birthstone!

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Very nice 2.1 Carat Garnet Gemstone. Faceted and ready to mount in anything that will take an 8 MM round jewel. Garnet species are found in many colors including red, orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, blue, black, pink and colorless. This one has the typical sought after red color. Red garnets were the most commonly used gemstones in the Late Antique Roman world, and the Migration Period art of the "barbarian" peoples who took over the territory of the Western Roman Empire. They were especially used inlaid in gold cells in the cloisonné technique, a style often just called garnet cloisonné, found from Anglo-Saxon England, as at Sutton Hoo, to the Black Sea. In the US it is known as the birthstone for January It is the state mineral of Connecticut and New York's gemstone, This Garnet is of beautiful color and ready for mounting, a great addition to a collection, investment or gift. FREE SHIPPING