1.60-Carat Demantoid Garnet
$1,300.00
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A beautiful brilliant green demantoid garnet in my custom “Helena” brilliant oval design, large for a demantoid at 1.60 carats.
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Description
One of the rarest types of garnet, demantoid garnet is gemological name used for green andradite garnets. First discovered in 1868 in Russia, green demantoids were given there name because of their diamond-like brilliance and fire. The high refractive index and dispersion of andradite does give these garnets a remarkably diamond-like appearance. The green color comes from trace amounts of chromium. In the 1990’s demantoid garnets were discovered in Namibia. While the greens from Namibia aren’t as intense as the Russian stones, the gems tend to be cleaner, so the brilliance and fire shows very strongly. Most demantoids tend to be small, so larger stones over one carat are uncommon.
This demantoid garnet is a beautiful mint green color and it has lovely dispersion that can’t be captured in this photo–making it reminiscent of a colored diamond. The garnet is faceted in my custom “Helena” oval design and cut to high precision, creating a brilliant and dispersive gemstone. It weighs 1.60 carats and measures 7.3 x 6.1 x 4.6 mm. This gem is extremely clean, and quite large for a demantoid garnet.
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Please note that we don’t do 360-degree videos as colored gems are optimized to be viewed face up, and because the current technology is such that none of the 360-degree systems we have tested provides the accurate color. Our desire is to present the most honest and accurate color possible!