The name “garnet” comes from the Latin word “Garanatus,” meaning “seedlike,” in reference to a pomegranate. Bohemia, now a part of Czechoslovakia, was once a tremendous source of garnet, & at one time, cutting, polishing, and mounting garnets was a very rich industry in that country. Many Bohemian castles & churches had magnificent interiors decorated with garnet. Bohemian garnets are famous even today, known for their small but beautiful stones set close to each other resembling a pomegranate.
