MANDARIN ORANGE TO TANGERINE

Lot: Garnet-56

         

    

      

COLOR: Mandarin Orange to Tangerine, Slightly Reddish Orange
CLARITY: Will cut eye-clean to heavily included stones (95%+ Top Facet Grade)
ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan
SIZE: Stones range in size from Approximately 1 to 3.49 Carats (1.68+ Carat Average)
WEIGHT: 82.34 Carats (49 Pieces) 16.468 Grams
PRICE: $123.51 ($1.50 Per Carat / $7.50 Per Gram)
DESCRIPTION:

This is a SUPER lot of Spessartite and/or Hessonite Garnet coming from Afghanistan. The color of this material is just phenomenal and runs from a lovely almost Mandarin Orange to a fiery Tangerine with Red Flashes! This lot represents the best material we have seen to date!!!

Please be aware that this rough is a mixture of Spessartite and/or Hessonite (Possibly other Garnets as well) which are generally included species of Garnet. It is extremely difficult to acquire eye-clean to flawless rough in either species. Most of this material WILL cut eye-clean to very very slightly included stones. These inclusions should NOT significantly impact the cleaner finished stones. This lot is running roughly 95%+ TOP facet grade and there are some KILLER stones in here with the bulk looking like they will yield eye-clean or better finished gems. The clarity on this material is generally very similar to your TYPICAL Nigerian and Namibian Mandarin Garnet; however, this lot is composed of mostly glassy clean pieces like we have never seen come from Afghanistan before! Don't miss your chance on picking up this lot as this quality is a RARITY!
COOL FACTS:

  1. We ARE THE MINERS for this rough and as such we have the best prices available!!! There is nowhere you can pick this material up at this price.