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 the exceptional pink garnet from the umba
valley
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| colors available | |
light pink medium pink purple-pink reddish-pink reddish-purple |
| family/species: |
garnet, pyrope-spessartite with
grossularite and/or pyrope-spessartite with almandine and/or pyrope-almandine with grossularite |
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| properties: |
RI=1.74-1.788 SR - usually SG=3.75-4.05 - usually 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 rare - especially in sizes above 3cts - only a few stones found every month colors similar to fine rhodolite; however umbalite usually has a lighter pinkish tone smaller stones are usually a lighter pink color; larger stones saturate towards reddish-purple |
| 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) view photo gallery | |
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