SKU: R383

Umbalite Garnet

12.7 carats
SKU: R383 Category: Tag:

Umbalite garnet facet rough from Africa.

The finished faceted gemstone from this rough you can see here

Carats

12.7

Color

Red

Origin

Treatments

None

1

Garnets occur in every color but blue.

2

The largest garnet ever found was actually discovered underground in New York City, below Broadway and 7th The size of a bowling ball, this garnet weighs about ten pounds and currently resides in the archives of the American Museum of Natural History.

3

The word garnet comes from the Latin word “granatus” for pomegranate.

4

Imperial Russian jeweller, Faberge, famously crafted pieces with demantoid garnet.

5

A stylish red garnet bead necklace found in a grave in Egypt is more than 5,000 years old.

6

Garnet is the birthstone for January and the gem for the 2ndwedding anniversary.