Stone : Rhodolite Garnet
Item : #r302
Origin : Tanzania
Treatments : None
Weight : 11.9 Carats
Clarity : Eye Clean
Availability : NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Comments : This wonderful piece of rhodolite rough has a particularly luminous glow about it. It has the classic raspberry pinkish red hues with a touch of violet. I selected this single piece from a parcel of rhodolite... there was just something special about this one. I've earmarked it for a Supernova Oval cut.

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Stone : Red Garnet
Item : #r301
Origin : Africa
Treatments : None
Weight : 26.9 Carats
Clarity : Eye Clean
Availability : NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Comments : A top quality piece of beautiful red garnet, type Rose Almandine. A fine stone that will cut a stunning gem.

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Stone : Red Garnet
Item : #r300
Origin : Africa
Treatments : None
Weight : 29 Carats
Clarity : Eye Clean
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Comments : A top quality piece of beautiful red garnet, type Rose Almandine. A fine stone that will cut a stunning gem.

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Stone : Imperial Garnets
Item : #r254
Origin : Africa
Weight : Mixed
Clarity : Should cut very very slightly included to eye clean
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Comments : A couple of really nice imperial garnets that will cut very bright and sparkling gems. The colour isn't quite matched otherwise they'd make a great matched pair. Should cut 6-7mm rounds.

Stone : Imperial Garnet
Item : #r191
Origin : Tanzania
Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included
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Comments : A very nicely coloured pair of imperial garnets. Classic rhodolite colours and I expect that they will cut a 6-7mm matched pair of rounds. A bit of depth in the stones so they might cut an Antique Round 1910 or a Mini-Mint design.

Stone : Green Mali Garnets
Item : #r247
Origin : Mali
Weight : Mixed
Clarity : Should cut very very slightly included to eye clean
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Comments : Stunning green Mali garnets that will cut bright, brilliant gems. Perfect for earrings and studs. Should cut 5-6mm round (Round Brilliant, Mini-Mint, etc).

Stone : Yellow Mali Garnets
Item : #r241
Origin : Mali
Weight : Mixed
Clarity : Should cut very very slightly included to eye clean
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Comments : Fine yellow mali garnets that will cut exceptionally brilliant gems, beautiful stones! Perfect for studs and earrings... fancy coloured garnets are simply incredible and are among my favorites. Should cut 5-6mm round (Mini-Mint, Round Brilliant).

Stone : Tanga Rhodolite Garnet
Item : #r197
Origin : Tanga, Tanzania
Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included
Availability : NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Comments : This is a top rhodolite garnet from the Tanga region in Tanzania. It has the perfect saturation for a very bright garnet, especially for this type of material. It should cut either a 8-9mm round or square (asscher) design. A very fine garnet.

Stone : Grossular Garnet
Item : #r193
Origin : Tanzania
Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included / Eye Clean
Availability : NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Comments : Two very pretty grossular garnets that I think will cut quite bright and dazzling gems, this type of grossular garnet always does.

The golden yellow piece should cut a 5-6mm round. The green maybe a 5x7 pear, probably a Brilliant Pear design.

Stone : Imperial Garnet
Item : #r192
Origin : Tanzania
Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included
Availability : NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Comments : Three nicely matched stones that should cut 6mm round. Beautiful colours and good saturation.

Stone : Imperial Malaia Garnet
Item : #r190
Origin : Tanzania
Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included
Availability : NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Comments : A very nicely coloured pair of imperial malaia garnets. These should cut a nice bright pair of 6mm round Mini-Mints. Perfect for a pair of studs or earrings.

Stone : Umbalite Garnet
Item : #r156
Origin : Umba Valley, Tanzania
Weight : 8.9 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean / Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : These two umbalites should cut a nicely matched pair of 6mm rounds. They look to be very clean pieces of stones and I expect that they will cut eye clean to very very slightly included stones.

Stone : Umbalite Garnet
Item : #r155
Origin : Umba Valley, Tanzania
Weight : 8.9 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean / Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : Another fine umbalite garnet from Tanzania. This garnet looks to be very clean and I expect that it will eye clean to very very slightly included. Would suit a round, oval or square cushion design.

Stone : Umbalite Garnet
Item : #r154
Origin : Umba Valley, Tanzania
Weight : 9.6 ct
Clarity : Very Slightly Included

Comments : This umbalite garnet is a wonderful stone with the classic pink/magenta hues. It is a little more saturated then the stones shown in #151. It is well shaped for a square cut, like a square cushion. It is very slightly included with typical garnet inclusions but they are minor. This will cut a beautiful gem.

Stone : Rhodolite Garnet
Item : #r185
Origin : Africa
Weight : 19.3, 19.8 ct
Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included / Eye Clean

Comments : Here are a couple of fine rhodolite garnets. They both have the classic raspberry pinkish red colour. These gems will cut round or square cushions in the 9-11mm size range.

Stone : Malaya Garnet
Item : #r183
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : 13.5 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean

Comments : This is a very fine malaya garnet and shows a rich, wine red. The stone appears to be eye clean and I think it will cut around a 9-10mm square cushion or round design.

Stone : Fanta Orange Spessartite Mandarin Garnet
Item : #r152
Origin : Loliondo, Tanzania
Weight : 7.8, 8.1, 6.3, 5.7, 5.2, 4.8 carat
Clarity : Very Slightly Included

Comments : In my opinion, this is the most intensely orange gemstone in the game. This mandarin garnet has the highly desirable "fanta" orange colour. Gems cut in this material have to be seen to be believed as it truely is incredibly bright and sparkly. This material has characteristic inclusions common to this type of garnet, namely very small bubble like sparkles.

Please be aware that this material is getting terribly expensive! Anything over 5 carats rough sees the price per carat go up dramatically. These garnets that I recently purchased have gone up in price by 125% compared to the same time last year when I purchased some rough! It is not cheap and the cut gems ARE going to be expensive. I wish I could say it wasn't the case but it is. If you can find cheap true "fanta" orange spessartite mandarin gems out there, grab them because they won't be cheap or available for long. I wouldn't be surprised if these "fanta" garnets go the way of paraiba tourmaline with prices rising dramatically.

Stone : Malaya Garnet
Item : #r142
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : 79.9 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean/Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : Another great big grape of top quality malaya garnet... stones of this size, colour and quality are very scarce. Shapewise, this piece is like a robin's egg or a grape. This material is dark but cuts a lovely deeply coloured wine red with some orangey highlights. It is beautiful garnet and the gems cut from this material are true nightstones performing very well under incandescent lights.


For an interesting article about Malaya Garnet and its discovery, read this here.

Stone : Malaya Garnet
Item : #r140
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : 48.6 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean/Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : A large blocky piece of top quality malaya garnet. This material is dark but cuts a lovely deeply coloured wine red with some orangey highlights. It is beautiful garnet and the gems cut from this material are true nightstones performing very well under incandescent lights.


For an interesting article about Malaya Garnet and its discovery, read this here.

Stone : Umbalite Garnet
Item : #r151
Origin : Umba Valley, Tanzania
Weight : 5 - 6.7 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean/Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : Umbalite garnet is perhaps the most sort after type of rhodolite garnet. Generally it is only found in smaller sizes and anything over ten carats rough starts getting very expensive. Its also not that easy to find. This material has the wonderful pink tones and is a shade lighter then other rhodolite. It cuts a very bright and sparkly gem and this material appears to be very clean and under close inspection I could not see any inclusions or silk.



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Stone : Malaya Garnet
Item : #r144
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : 68.6 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean/Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : A great big nodule of top quality malaya garnet... stones of this size, colour and quality are very scarce. This material is dark but cuts a lovely deeply coloured wine red with some orangey highlights. It is beautiful garnet and the gems cut from this material are true nightstones performing very well under incandescent lights.


For an interesting article about Malaya Garnet and its discovery, read this here.


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Stone : Fanta Orange Spessartite Mandarin Garnet
Item : #r146
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : Up to 5 ct
Clarity : Eye Clean/Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : This is top quality fanta orange spessartite mandarin garnet from Tanzania. It is a highly desirable colour and is becoming scarce due to the deposits being depleted. This is amazing when cut... the final gem is bright and brilliant and absolutely stunning!



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Stone : Fanta Orange Spessartite Mandarin Garnet
Item : #r124
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : ~5 ct
Clarity : Very Slightly Included to Eye Clean

Comments : This is top quality fanta orange spessartite mandarin garnet from Tanzania. It is a highly desirable colour and is becoming scarce due to the deposits being depleted. This is amazing when cut... the final gem is bright and brilliant and absolutely stunning!



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Stone : Merelani Mint Garnet
Item : #r145
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : 4 ct each
Clarity : Eye Clean/Very Very Slightly Included

Comments : Beautiful mint green coloured garnet that is becoming as sort after as tsavorite. This material cuts a very bright and sparkly gemstone and is truely devine. It is becoming increasingly scarce and hard to find in sizes over several carats.



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Stone : Rhodolite Garnet
Item : #r125
Origin : Tanzania
Weight : Up to 20+ ct
Clarity : Very Slightly Included to Eye Clean

Comments : Delicious red/purple/pink rhodolite that looks so yummy you just want to pop it in your mouth and eat it! :-) This is beautiful material with lovely colour and saturation. This cuts a very bright and colourful gem.



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Stone : Grossular Garnet
Item : #r126
Origin : Mali, Africa
Weight : ~5 ct
Clarity : Very Slightly Included to Eye Clean

Comments : Grossular garnet cuts a very diamond-like brilliant stone, with high dispersion and sparkle. Cut gems over 1 carat are scarce as this material rarely comes in large sizes. The colours range from a lime/green and yellow/green to a nice orangey bronze. This material is well suited to round brilliant style cuts.



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