Gemstones - Garnet

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Two Fancy Imperial Garnets from Africa.  We are not sure what to call this material, as garnets can be comprised of many different elements and may not fall exactly into one garnet group.  Many have characteristics of a few groups.  There is some color shifting seen under different lights and the pear shape seems to show some red on the ends, like a dichroic gemstone, but garnet is not dichroic, so this is an interesting unique feature..  Whatever garnet group this belongs to, it is unique and we only have two to offer.   The two photos above were with slightly different light sources.  Under fluorescent lights, we believe that we could call the body color a medium orange with maybe some yellow.  However one wants to describe them, we think that most people would say - Beautiful... 1.55ct Oval (minco-08-02a) 2.79ct Pear/Shield (mindo-08-02a) $300/ct

Two Imperial Garnets from Africa photographed under different lighting conditions.  In the top photo, the oval had to be modified to show more of the real color.  We would call the body color a dusty rose or beige color under fluoresecent and under incandescent light, the color turns to more of a pink .  This is what we have seen in the past when we have had similar material.  Note that this material is not common and can be quite costly.  Larger pieces cost more and have the likelihood of having more black platelets.  We choose these two pieces from maybe 10 or so pieces.  They were chosen for not only color, but for cutting and clarity.  They are eye clean and in louping them, we don' recall seeing any black platelets, but if they are hard to find and are there, it indidates natural origin and perhaps even the location from where they were found. 1.95ct Cushion (cf-08-01) 2.28ct Oval  (cf-08-02) $300/ct or $275/ct if purchased together.

This is the Chrome-like Green that one seeks out in this gemstone. Certed 2.02ct Tsavorite (Green Garnet), measuring 9.75x6.13x5.15mm. (pond-07-01)  $2,828

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Another Chrome Green Tsavorite (Green Garnet) Oval measuring 9.31x6.69x5.89mm and weighing a nice 3.04cts - a large one... Well cut, clean and just phenomenal.  (kaek-07-18)   This material is just not seen any more and prices are very high.  A slightly larger 5+ct one with a hint of blue was sold for about $25,000 to associates of ours in the trade.  (At this price, it is what is being asked in Tucson - a wholesale price) Under Consideration - Inquire if Interested  (TRADE)

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Large 7.80ct  faceted Pentagon Star shaped Ruby Red Garnet from Africa. Faceted by our Master Facetor.  Difficult  to photograph the brilliance or the color.  Under most lights, one see a deep ruby red with sparkle and brilliance. May contain Chromium!   11.33x11.33x8.62mm (hv-05-04b)  $780

3 pieces of Malaia Garnet from Africa, totalling 7.40cts and measuring 9x7mm.   Tthe average weight of each gemstone is approximately 2.63cts, and at $225/ct, the price would be about $592 each.  Nicely faceted, good color and clarity. (eagt-95c-01p

5.82 Rhodolite Garnet - large and a wonderful example.   Approx Dimensions:  11.2x9.3x5.7mm  (ravi-xx)   $582

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A -  Oval 8.43ct Grossular Garnet   (wsm-07-01a)  $843
B -  10.64ct Cushion shaped Grossular Garnet  (wsm-07-01b)  $1,064
Large Grossular Garnets from Sri Lanka.  Deposit was back a few years ago and was mined out.  Unique material.  There are some inclusions in this material, which is to be expected, but nothing that would be detrimental

1.41ct  Yellow Garnet

This gem hails from Mali where this color usually originates.  Much of this material belongs to the Andradite Garnet group and shows lots of fiire and dispersion.   This is a decent sized gem for this material, is a nice yellow with no brown, sparkles nicely and does have a few inclusions which is also typical of this material.  (coldia-06-01)  $282 Priced to Move!

2.52ct Tsavorite Garnet

Great Chrome Color, nicely cut, few inclusions but it doesn't affect this gem face up.  (kaek-06-26)  $3,150

1.22ct Tsavorite Oval

A bright medium green and lively, showing dispersion/fire!  (selgem-06a-01)  $610

Chrome(?) Garnet - Ruby Color!

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A -  Chrome-like Garnet Mod Square, 2.40ct  approx 8.5x7.0x4.3mm  $240
B -  Chrome-like Garnet Oval, 1.62ct  approx 8.1x6.1x4.3mm  $162

Chrome-like Garnet

A new find of garnet that contains Chromium, just as Ruby does.  This is simlar to the Chrome Pyrope from Arizona, called Anthill Garnet.  Under fluorescent lights, the stone is not vibrant and has a slightly orangy overtone, but  when under incandescent lights - the Glowing Ruby Red is evident.  This material rarely is found in large sizes like this.  The norm is about 4mm - this one is just under 8mm and it is U.S. Cut.

2.30ct Chrome (?) Garnet - Modified ATG Elegante Cut U.S. faceted and a new off-shoot of the Elegante cut, faceted on the fly.  Note that you can see the reflection of the tweezers on the highly polished surface of this gem.  There is an inclusion on the underneath of the stone that can be seen when flipped over, but it doesn't seem to be noticeable from the top looking down.  (hv-05-04b) 8.8x5.0x5.7mm $230

Orangy Trilliant Garnet, 1.11ct livlier than the photo shows   $50

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A -  1.24ct Oval Tsavorite Garnet (lcmb-05-01)  $744

Garnets! And Unsual ones at that.....
Mali Garnets - Large, Rare and Very Collectable!
(and at the lowest price that you will find for this size, color, clarity and cutting.......)

Look! Nicely Colored Mali Garnets in larger sizes!!!!....
Not under 1ct, not under 1.5cts, not under 2.0cts, but over 2.0cts!  Yes, unheard of.........

A	B	C
A -  1.04ct Round Yellow Mali Garnet  (jadgal-04-02)    $520
B -   1.63ct Oval Yellow Mali Garnet (jadgal-04-04)    $896
C -   1.66ct Fancy Cushion Yellow Mali Garnet (jadgal-04-03)    $913
Note:   In B, the 1.63ct Oval, the camera is picking up other colors, but the body color is an even yellow.  Also note that under the righ lights, this material shows wondeful dispersions, so green, red, orange flashes may be seen.  How many people know that garnet comes in Yellow????

A	B	C	D
A -  1.84ct Oval Mali Garnet (chapr-04a-01p)  $1012
B -  1.99ct Oval Mali Garnet  (chapr-04a-01p)   $1095
C -  2.08ct Oval Mali Garnet  (chapr-04a-01p)   $1248
D -  2.22ct Oval Mali Garnet  (chapr-04a-01a)  $1332

A	B	C
A -   2.55ct Oval Mali Garnet  (chapr-04a-01p)   $1530
B -   2.57ct Oval Mali Garnet (chapr-04a-01p)    $1542
C -   2.09ct Oval Mali Garnet (chapr-04a-01b)   $1254

A	B
A -  2.00ct Mali Garnet  (chapr-04-06)  $1200
B - 2.09ct Mali Garnet   (chapr-04-05)   $1254

3.63ct Merelani Mint Grossular Garnet - Sculpted!

We just finished our first sculpted gemstone from the rough.  It is a Merlani Mint Grossular Garnet weighing 3.63ct.  It has several optical dishes on the back and one on the front - it also has an overall shape where a designer can tuck a small diamond or round stone next to the stone as the gemstone has an area that looks like it is made just for this purpose!   The color is bright and it is clean.   We can no longer purchase the rough at this price....... 3.63ct Grossular Garnet - Sculpted:  $4,356

Mint Grossular Garnet from Merelani Area (East Africa) U.S. Faceted!

0.99ct Round (eagt-03-03a)  $1393

This material is wonderful and quite rare.  It is found in the same area that Tanzanite comes from.  In the right light, these stones show quite a bit of dispersion; we didn't expect to see this, but some garnets , like Demantoid, some Mali garnets and Grossular, exhibit this physical property which is the same property found in Diamond!  The actual color of the material was difficult to capture.  The body colors is a minty green (medium) and  is cut using the Portuguese cut and dazzles the eye wilth glitter and sparkle due to the number of facets.  (Note that the round has small inclusions, which is typical for this material, but due to the faceting, they cannot be seen readily with the nake eye).

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A - 2.66ct  Hessonite Garnet Oval from Madagascar  (aw-03-04)  $532
B - 2.36ct Round Garnet, Garnet Group unknown, possibly Rhodolite, U.S. Cut - $236

5.90ct Rhodolite Garnet of a wonderful deep raspberry color and cut; faceted in the U.S.  (mjthre-96-02a)  $885

0.75ct Oval Tsavorite Garnet - East Africa  (eagt-95a-01p)   $525 Nice example - great color!

1.31ct Oval Hessonite Garnet, Sri Lanka, (ksn-98a-02)  $262

A	B
A - 1.11ct Oval Tsavorite Garnet :  $1100
B - 0.50ct Pear Shape Tsavorite Garnet:  $399

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A - 3.48ct Rhodolite Garnet (East Africa) - $348
B - 7.72ct Malaia Garnet (Africa), modified pear shape, U.S. Faceted - $1158

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A -  0.88ct Pear Shaped Orangy Garnet from Brasil  (601-20c-2)   $50
B -  3.10ct Freeform Rhodolite Garnet, East Africa  (eagt-90a-13)   $217

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A -  3.36ct Oval Peachy Pink Rhodolite Garnet, East Africa   (eagt-90a-13)   $235
B -  3.47ct Cushion Cut Rhodolite Garnet, East Africa   (eagt-90a-13)   $262