Garnet is a fascinating group of silicate minerals renowned for their rich history, exceptional brilliance, and a stunning color palette that stretches far beyond the classic deep red. While most people associate garnet with the fiery, wine-red gemstones popular in Victorian jewelry, it is actually a highly complex mineral family consisting of multiple distinct species, including almandine, pyrope, spessartine, grossular, and andradite. Pure garnet is rarely found in nature; instead, these species naturally blend together in solid-state chemical solutions, allowing trace elements like iron, manganese, chromium, and vanadium to create an array of spectacular variants. This includes everything from the electric green of tsavorite, to the fiery tangerine-orange of spessartine, and even ultra-rare, mesmerizing color-change garnets that shift from blue-green in daylight to purplish-red under incandescent bulbs.
Descriptions
2 stones per order*
Color: very slightly Reddish Orange
Transparency: Transparent
Shape: Cushion
Total carat weight: 2.3ct Stone Size (mm): 7x5mm
Hardness: 6.5-7.5
Treatment:None
Special considerations: none
SKU: 00105429
