Orange Spessartite Garnet Oval 9.24 ct

Rich Orange Spessartite Garnet Unheated from Namibia. Oval cut. 9.24 ct. 

This orange beauty is very well proportioned, with a good size and no windowed,  does not have many inclusions and these are difficult to see with the naked eye. Thanks to its sumptuous orange color, it will look perfect in a posh ring or luxurious pendant, is perfect for your personalized jewelry.

Spessartite Garnet is an ideal gemstone to use in jewelry. Its good hardness and its magnificent and rich orange colors make them extraordinary and striking gems.

Garnet is the official Birthstone for those born in January, the zodiacal stone of Aquarius and the gem that is usually gifted for second wedding anniversaries.

The powers attributed to garnet are very varied. They bring peace, prosperity, health, friendship, security.

WEIGHT : 9.24 ct
SIZE : 12.28 * 11.29 * 7.74 mm
SHAPE : Oval
COLOR : 5. (O) Orange
TONE : 6. Medium dark
SATURATION : 6. Vivid
CLARITY GRADE : Slight
CUT GRADE : Very Good
TREATMENT : Unheated
HARDNESS : 7 - 8

Inclusions type : Healed fractures.

We took several photos:
We take photos with daylight (no lightbox and no extra lighting at all).
And we take photos and videos on mirror in a light box with extra lighting (this kind of photos clearly show the quality of the cut and the clarity of the gem). 

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GARNETS GEMS: A LARGE FAMILY 
Garnet Gems is the name for a group of related mineral species. The group of garnets are formed by two isomorphic series (same structure but different composition).

COLOR
Garnet Gemstone are available in a rich variety of beautiful and radiant colors, the most common is the red garnet; but we can also find greens, oranges, yellows, purples, pinks, browns and even blues.
Garnets can exhibit the color change phenomenon and asterism.

Almandine - Red - Brown Garnets, Pirope - Red, Rhodolite (variety of Almandine & Pirop)- Pink-red, Spessartite - Orange Garnets.

Grossular - Varieties: Tsavorite - Green Garnets, Hessonite - Cloudy Orange-Yellow Garnets,  Hydrogrossular - Green Garnets, Pink, white, grey ,blue.

Andradrite. Varieties: Demantoid Garnet - Green Garnets, Topazolite - Yellow Garnets, Melanite - Black Garnets. Mali Garnet (variety of Grossular & Andradite).

Uvarovite.

The most expensive color varieties are Tsavorite garnets, Demantoid garnets, Spessartites (Mandarin Garnet) and Change Color Garnets.

Transparent garnets can use any style of cut. The most common styles are standard shapes (oval, emerald, trillion, round, etc.). Translucent and opaque garnets are cut into cabochon, carvings and beads. Garnets with cat eye effect or asterism also are cut into cabochon. Green Hydrogrossular ("Transvaal Jade") is cut into cabochon or imitating the jade pieces. 

Garnets are available in large sizes, however Demantoid and Tsavorite are common small sizes, this two stones are the most expensive of all garnets. Tsavorite garnets is cut trying to maximize the weight retention of the rough. Demantoid Garnets is often cut into round, brilliant and cushion shapes (which facilitates viewing of its FIRE).

Almandine, Pyrope, Rhodolite (red garnets) will show eye-visible inclusions unlike the Spessartite, Hessonite (orange garnets) which will show eye-clean inclusions. Grossular is usually translucent. 

MdMaya Gems uses the following clarity scale when grading gemstones.

• Type 1: Stones that are often inclusion free
• Type 2: Stones that are usually included 
• Type 3: Stones that are almost always included

CLARITY GRADES:

SEVERELY INCLUDED: prominent inclusions that have a severe effect on appearance or durability or both. (Type 1, 2 and 3).

NOTE 

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