Malaia garnet or Malaya garnet is the name of a garnet varying from light to dark pinkish orange, reddish orange, or yellowish orange. It is the gemstone associated with the month of January and the zodiac sign Aquarius.

Malaya Garnets were first discovered in the mid 1960’s in the Umba River valley bordering Tanzania and Kenya. Today this region is still the primary source for this beautiful gemstone. There are also smaller deposits found throughout Eastern and Central Africa.