Min .75ct 6mm Round Demantoid Garnet From Russia, With Horse Tail Inclusions Item: DMR602B
In Stock Price: $1,039.99
Product Description for Min .75ct 6mm Round Demantoid Garnet From Russia, With Horse Tail Inclusions"Demantoid" is a Dutch word meaning "similar" to diamond, given it due to its brilliance and ability disperse light into all colors, even better than diamonds do. Found in the Ural Mountains of Russia, it is the most expensive of the garnet family and one of the most valuable of all gemstones. The most valuable color is dark green, but it is also found in yellowish-green and green. Demantoids with a rare horsetail inclusion are highly prized by collectors. It is 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs' scale.
Product Information for Min .75ct 6mm Round Demantoid Garnet From Russia, With Horse Tail Inclusions
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Demantoid
| Shape: | Round | Composition: | Natural |
| Cut: | Brilliant | Treatment: | Heated |
| Color: | Green | Gemstone Group: | Garnet |
| Dimensions: | 6 MM - Calibrated | Origin: | Russia |
| Count: | 1.00 | Origin: | Russia |
Care and Handling of Min .75ct 6mm Round Demantoid Garnet From Russia, With Horse Tail Inclusions |
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Fast Facts
| Found in many parts of the world and in a wide range of colors, garnet is a popular and exciting gemstone family. |
| With its lovely green to emerald green hue, demantoid is the most valuable garnet. |
 Sources include China, Korea, Russia, the United States, and Zaire. |
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Demantoid is a highly valued andradite garnet. It exhibits a range of greens from dull to bright emerald green and on rare occasions displays yellow. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, demantoid is relatively soft at 6.5. It has an adamantine luster and sources include China, Korea, Russia, the United States, and Zaire.
Color
Demantoid exhibits a range of greens from dull to bright emerald green and on rare occasions displays yellow. |
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