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HPJ REF. POINT: ULTRA RARE AWESOME 3.68 CT IF ALMANDINE GARNET PAIR R27,000.00

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HPJ REFERENCE POINT: 935
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EXTREMELY RARE AND VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL CLOSELY MATCHED PAIR OF MOZAMBIQUE ALMANDINE GARNETS. 3.68 CARATS (COMBINED) AND FLAWLESS 
  
 
CARAT WEIGHT: 3.68 CARATS (COMBINED)
CLARITY: FLAWLESS
DIMENSIONS: 7.90 x 5.85 x 3.60 & 7.75 x 5.85 x 3.55mm
COLOUR: FIRE RED (NEON RED FLASHES)
CUT: RECTANGULAR CUT
ORIGIN: MOZAMBIQUE
TREATMENTS: NONE
 

Almandine is the hardest form of Garnet, and you don’t need me to point out that this VERY rare closely matched pair are extraordinarily beautiful – extremely unusual to find a pair, and these are only the second I have seen that have been cut rectangular. The cut is perfection.

 

The word 'Garnet' is derived from the Latin word "granatus", which means grain, because many garnet deposits are small grains of red crystals in or on their host rock. The specific name of Almandine originates from the name Alabandicus which is named after a stone found in the small town of Alabanda, located in Caria, the second smallest province of Asia Minor.

 Almandine occurs in a range of reds from dark brownish to purplish red. The most highly desired colour is a deep intense blood red. This deep intense red is how a Ruby would like to look. Few do, especially these days, with the advent of lead glass/fracture filling.

 It is a very popular gem choice for jewellers due to the excellent hardness (7.5 on the Mohs scale) and brilliance resulting from its high refractive index.

 

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The Point Of Perfection

 

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27 Jan 2015