Spessartite Garnet 0.98 ct

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$200.00
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$200.00
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Spessartite Garnet

Weight: 0.98 ct

Dimensions: 6 mm

Color: Vivid Orangey Red

Clarity: Included

Origin: Tanzania

Treatments: none

Design: "Snowfall" by Arya Akhavan

Cut by: Jason Jones

Description

This is a “Fanta” orange with sugar inclusions typical of spessartites.

Spessartite is a species of garnet known for its orange to reddish brown color.  The rare bright orange "Fanta" and the reddish orange "Mandarin" colors are particularly prized.  Spessartite often have eye-visible "sugar" inclusions which are small evenly spread inclusions.

January's birthstone, garnets consist of a group of closely related materials that come in colors from dark reddish-purple to minty green.  They are a 7-7.5 hardness on the Mohs scale making them excellent candidates for jewelry.

This garnet comes from Tanzania, part of the “Mozambique belt,” a band in the Earth’s crust that runs from Antarctica through East Africa.

Description

This is a “Fanta” orange with sugar inclusions typical of spessartites.

Spessartite is a species of garnet known for its orange to reddish brown color.  The rare bright orange "Fanta" and the reddish orange "Mandarin" colors are particularly prized.  Spessartite often have eye-visible "sugar" inclusions which are small evenly spread inclusions.

January's birthstone, garnets consist of a group of closely related materials that come in colors from dark reddish-purple to minty green.  They are a 7-7.5 hardness on the Mohs scale making them excellent candidates for jewelry.

This garnet comes from Tanzania, part of the “Mozambique belt,” a band in the Earth’s crust that runs from Antarctica through East Africa.

Clarity Grading

Clarity is based on inclusions visible to the naked eye. Sometimes we will note if there are inclusions visible with a 10x loupe or microscope. Note, our macro photographs will sometimes show inclusions that aren't detectable with the naked eye

Color Grading

We provide photographs of the stone in different conditions without any
retouching. Be aware that individual monitors display colors differently and it is therefore impossible to guarantee that the photo you see on your screen is accurate.

1. Color Grading

We designate the stone's color using the Gem Guide color grading system.

2. Color Grading Oregon Sunstone

We use the Oregon Sunstone Guide

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