Product Description for Apx 6.40ct 12x12mm Square Radiant Cut Mandarin Garnet Simulant
The colors of spessartite garnets can range from a bright vibrant orange to a deep red-orange color. Spessartite was once just a collector's gem but moved into mainstream gemology in the 1990s. Spessartite is 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs' scale and, like all garnet, is untreated, so the beautiful color that you see is strictly as nature created it.