a light orange-yellow form of spessartite is known as Tangerine Garnet (usually found in Mozambique and Namibia). Spessartite can be elegantly worn as earrings, rings or pedants. Spessartite is the Birthstone for January.

Spessartite is a part of the Garnet family, a group of minerals possessing similar crystal structures, varying in composition. It is a 'self coloured' gemstone and the manganese present in every Spessartite means that the gem with always be a shade of orange.