Gemstones - Imperial Malaia Garnet

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What is Imperial Malaia Garnet?

A fairly new find of unique and quite rare garnet, named and brought to the attention of The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in 1996 by L. Allen Brown, Gemologist and owner of All That Glitters.

Read more about this interesting garnet - many dealers have Imperial Garnet as well as Malaia Garnet, but do those who claim to have Imperial Malaia Garnet really have it?... Or are they just going by color and not physical properties, seeking to sell a look-a-like for far more money?

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1.12ct Imperial Garnet with expected flat inclusions, body color, dichroic look, etc.  Measures:  6.96x4.97x3.44mm   (gemshp-09-01)  $325 This is what we call a calibrated gemstone and can  easily be set into any ring that would take a 7x5mm emerald cut gemstone.

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-08-02b) $350/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) $350/ct or $300/ct if purchased together.

Have you seen other businesses or dealers selling Imperial Malaia Garnet?
Well, we have too!  But it isn't really Imperial Malaia Garnet so don't be fooled!!!
If you want the real material, contact us.  We named the gemstone and know what it is all about!.....

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