Crystals & Stones

Natural pyrope garnet specimen; Parent Géry, public domain — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Pyrope Garnet: The Stone of Vitality, Courage & Grounded Passion
Explore Pyrope Garnet’s magnesium-aluminum chemistry, fiery name origin, January birthstone connection, modern symbolism, and practical care. Read more...
Hessonite garnet crystals with clinochlore from Italy; photo by Géry Parent, public domain — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Hessonite Garnet: The Stone of Confidence, Warmth & Grounded Momentum
Metaphysical PropertiesHessonite Garnet is associated in modern crystal traditions with confidence, warmth, motivation, grounded momentum, and steady self-belief. These are contemporary metaphysical associations rather than scientifically established effects. Confidence —... Read more...
Grossular garnet specimen from Coahuila, Mexico; photo by Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Grossular Garnet: The Stone of Growth, Confidence & Grounded Renewal
Grossular Garnet is a calcium-aluminum garnet species, Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, that occurs in green, yellow, orange and other colors and includes varieties such as Tsavorite and Hessonite. Explore its mineral science, history,... Read more...
Demantoid garnets from California; photo by James St. John, CC BY 2.0 — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Demantoid Garnet: The Stone of Vitality, Confidence & Bright Renewal
Demantoid is the green gem variety of Andradite Garnet, prized for exceptional brilliance and dispersion and historically associated with 19th-century Russian discoveries. Explore its mineral science, horsetail-inclusion caveats, modern symbolic... Read more...
Andradite garnet crystal specimen — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Andradite Garnet: The Stone of Strength, Confidence & Dynamic Change
Explore Andradite Garnet, the calcium-iron garnet species that includes demantoid, topazolite and melanite varieties. Learn its mineral science, history, modern metaphysical traditions, care, and uses. Read more...
Almandine Garnet mineral specimen — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Almandine Garnet: The Stone of Grounding, Strength & Endurance
Explore Almandine Garnet, the iron-aluminum garnet species known for deep red to brownish-red color. Learn its mineral science, name history, modern metaphysical traditions, care, and uses. Read more...
Representative almandine garnet specimen; photo by Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 — Roosters Peacock crystal guide
Garnet: The Stone of Grounding, Commitment & Vitality
Explore Garnet, a diverse mineral group and January birthstone. Learn its mineral science, history, modern symbolic associations with grounding, commitment and vitality, care, and practical uses. Read more...