Description
A small multi-mineral specimen combining wine-red garnet with black tourmaline and a pale quartz matrix. The garnet forms the most prominent part of the piece, with glossy, partially translucent surfaces, while the dark tourmaline runs through the lighter mineral base.
Lore
Garnet has long been associated with
protection,
courage,
passion
and enduring affection. In talismanic traditions, it was also worn as a stone of
safe passage,
believed to offer protection during travel and times of danger.
Its deep red colour encouraged associations with life,
strength
and
love,
while red garnets were highly valued in antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages.
