There are only two protected areas in the Czech Republic where Bohemian
Garnets can be legally extracted. "DUV Granat Turnov", my supplier,
is the only operator licensed by the Czech state to mine the highly
desirable Bohemian Garnets exclusively from these remaining two mines.
The limited quantity and high quality of the Bohemian Garnet deposits
results in copies and fakes by dishonest manufacturers and sellers
who use garnets of a lesser quality from other countries and sell them
as genuine "Bohemian Garnets."
Please be aware that only Bohemain Garnet Jewelry manufactured by my supplier "DUV Granat Turnov" has the Hallmark Stamps "G", "G1", or "G2".


If other manufactures sell their garnet jewelry as original or genuine "Bohemian Garnet Jewelry" then it applies to very rarely occuring leftovers of garnet raw material or cut garnets left over from legitimate garnet cutters and/or sellers or from illicit extraction.