I will die on the hill that this rock perfectly embodies the spirit of Christmas. Not only do you have these incredible glistening garnets hanging like ornaments from a beautiful green Christmas tree of pyroxene, the rock has a magical story. Born as ocean crust hundreds of millions of years ago, it spent eons inching its way down into a subduction zone, just like you spent all year getting your Christmas list ready for Santa. You could think about that subduction zone as Santa’s workshop, where this ordinary ocean crust gets transformed and built into something incredible in the right conditions (10 bar and 1000 degrees C). It’s then piped straight from the mantle, piping hot as an ugly Christmas sweater, into your life and unfortunately the lives of your loved ones who have to be seen in public with you.

The green and red options allow you to choose between team omphacite and team pyrope, making it a perfect gift for that very picky and painfully dorky friend or loved one this holiday season.