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Spessartine
- Little Three Mine, San Diego County, California
- Gems, 1.40 ct, 6.35 mm
- Start Time: 01/29/2015 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/05/2015 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
In the gem world, Garnet comes in every color of the rainbow except blue. Some of the best orange Garnets in the world are those from the famous Little Three Mine in San Diego County, California. This locality is permanently closed, and will never produce these amazing gems again. These are certainly some of the best orange color Garnet ever found, and arguably the best from North America with regard to the color. This stone is a good quality, saturated, slightly included orange color gemstone with a "Round" cut. This material is almost totally pure in Manganese and has very little Iron content, which is why the stone is so orange and not red. This stone came to us from Bill Larson's personal gem collection, and this is a great opportunity to pick up a fine natural gemstone from the U.S. for a rock bottom price!