On average, about 8% of babies born in the United States annually are born the first month of every year. These January babies are lucky enough to call Garnet their birthstone. Garnet is most commonly seen in the color red, but one thing a lot of people don't know about Garnet is that it is available in a wide variety of colors. Gemstone: Garnet Mineral: Garnet family Hardness: 6.5-7.5 Tsavorite, the green variation of Garnet, is very rare and tends to be more expensive than