This Demantoid Garnet, the rarest in the Garnet family, is 1.28 ct of pure creative potential, ready to be set into something extraordinary! The oval, almost round shape adds a touch of uniqueness to any piece. It comes with a Laboratory Report from the American Gem Laboratories, after being removed from its original mounting due to irreparable damage. Let your imagination run wild with this loose stone a la carte!
Measurements: 6.674 x 5.69 x 4.37 mm
"When you talk about diamonds, you can’t help mentioning dispersion and the colorful display it causes, known as fire. Much of what makes a diamond beautiful is the dispersive effect it has on light. Colored stones, however, typically don’t display much fire. Some beautiful and valuable colored stones are exceptions. Two of these are demantoid garnet and zircon, which can display visible fire. Sphene is a rarer gem that displays strong fire, especially in its lighter colors.
Demantoid garnets come in many beautiful shades of green and are mined in Russia’s Ural Mountains, Italy, Korea, Zaire, and Namibia.
To check the fire of a demantoid garnet or zircon, rock the stone slowly back and forth under lighting and look for brilliant flashes of rainbow colors. Not every stone shows fire, so this is rare for a gemstone."
Gemological Institute of America
