Awesome Cranberry to Crimson Red Nigerian Rhodolite Garnet Top Faceting Rough! Overall, the bulk of this material looks to be a Cranberry Red and nodular in shape. Most stones are nice and bulky and will undoubtedly support high weight returns. The lot is running roughly 95%+ Top Facet Grade and we are confident you will get some spectacular finished gems from this lot. This lot was sent to us as a sample for reviewing and we are just moving it out the door to the lucky one who picks it up. The lot is priced to sell so don't miss out.

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.