Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The birthstone for January is garnet. This gem is commonly known in its ...

Campbell Bridges was a world-renowned geologist, gemmologist, gemstone dealer, and prospector who made a tremendous impact on the world of gemmology.

The garnet is the first part of a medieval silver cross to be revealed by archaeologists A large garnet has been found at the centre of a "unique" silver cross uncovered by archaeologists at an ...

Henry Highland Garnet -- born a slave, well educated, known for his skills as an orator, a leading abolitionist, a clergyman -- stood before the delegates of the 1843 National Negro Convention in ...