MANDARIN ORANGE TO TANGERINE SPESSARTITE

Lot: GarnetDirect-1

     

      

     
This material is a bit redder than the above pictures indicate.

COLOR: Intense Pure Orange, Mandarin Orange, Tangerine to Reddish Orange
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to slightly included stones for the most part (75%+ High Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Nigeria
SIZE: Stones range in size from Approximately 1.68 to 21.64 Carats (6.11+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 575.00 Carats (94 Pieces) 115 Grams
PRICE: $2,300.00 ($4.00 Per Carat / $20.00 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

SMOKING Lot of Awesome Mandarin Garnet Faceting Rough from Nigeria with the most spectacular pure Orange to Reddish Orange color. This is probably the BEST lot we have up at this time and you probably can't get this caliber material FROM Nigeria in this size range at this price at the moment! These are nice chunky water worn nodules and crystals or crystal sections with a bright Mandarin Orange to Tangerine color. This is not FLAWLESS material but it is some of the cleanest material available.

Most of these stones should cut in the Eye-clean to slightly included range with a little hard work. This is some great material that we are offering at a discounted price. Our price on this is better than most Nigerians and we are confident that this will make any experienced Mandarin Garnet connoisseur VERYYYYY happy.
COOL FACTS:

  1. Nigerian and Namibian Mandarin Garnet deposits are fast being depleted with most of the earlier larger material gone already. Initial finds were alluvial in nature and as those sources are depleted more work will be required to unearth these treasures at the primary deposits. This in the end will boil down to higher prices and sporadic production.