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 the reddish-orange garnet |
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| colors available | |
red-orange peach-red-orange red reddish-brown orange-brown |
| family/species: |
garnet, pyrope-spessartite with grossularite and/or pyrope-spessartite with almandine | |
| properties: |
RI=1.74-1.788 SR SG=3.75-4.05 dispersion=0.024-0.028 hardness=7-7.5 note: highly suitable for use in jewelry |
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| treatments: |
none |
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| important
information |
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100% natural garnet which has
no known treatments or
enhancements |
| cuts: |
calibrated up to 5mm all standard cuts and free sizes |
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| rough: |
generally available in clean
material to
cut sizes 4mm and under; bigger pieces occasionally available - please
contact us for current stock |
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| mining: |
found in tanzania (umba valley, tunduru) and kenya (taita-taveta) view photo gallery | |
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