Spessartine Garnet (Mandarin Garnet)

Item Description

Of all the colors for various gems in the world, arguably the most vivid orange hues are those seen in the Mandarin Garnet gems from Nigeria. These stones are Spessartine, rich in manganese content, which creates the strong orange hues, and virtually no iron content, which lends to more of the red tones in Spessartine. These wonderful Mandarin Spessartine Garnet gems are some of the most popular and hard to find gems around! I'm told that the deposit was mined out almost as fast as it was discovered! This stone is a good quality, saturated, VS clarity, rich orange color gemstone with a "Trillion" cut. As I mentioned, this strong color is nearly exclusive to these Garnet gems and that is why it has become so popular and in some cases very pricey. A few years ago, I saw a gem company on television selling material with the same color as this stone for $1,800 per carat! I'm not kidding, and people were buying it! Don't get burned like those people did, and snag this stone at a great price. It seems as though this material has really dried up in recent years, and very little is available on the market, so don't miss out.