SKU: C207

Garnet

3.4 carats

$430.00

1 in stock

SKU: C207 Category: Tag:

Garnet from Malawi

Carats

3.4

Clarity

Color

Red

Cut

Dimensions (mm)

11.2 x 9.4 x 6.4

Origin

Overall Quality

Stone Shape

Shield

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 Street. 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 2nd wedding anniversary.