And there are more colors: the arid soil is brown and the vegetation is garnet red. The true-color version of the image (the second picture below), however, shows what appears to be a simple ...

Garnet is January's birthstone. Its name derives from the medieval Latin " granatus ," meaning "pomegranate," according to ...

A garnet's color depends on its chemical composition, according tothe International Gem Society. For instance, almandine garnets range from deep red to purple. While andradite garnets can be ...