Color Change Garnet

Item Description

Garnets come in virtually every color of the rainbow. I've seen Garnets in all shades except for a true blue color. Some of the most highly sought after and and hard to find Garnets out there are the color change stones from Madagascar This material is probably a mix of Spessartine and Grossular with a slight amount of Pyrope in it. The gem has a very attractive purple-pink color under halogen lighting, and changes to a greenish-blue color in sunlight. The gem displays an actual "Alexandrite"-type color change, which is very difficult to find any color change stones. The stone is only very very slightly included. Most color change stones actually only show a color "shift", which means they really don't change color strongly i.e., from blue to purple. The cut on this stone is a "Cushion" cut. A highly valued gem on the market today, retailing at $800 per carat.