SKU: C143

Grape Pyrope Garnet

10.53 carats

$1,100.00

Out of stock

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This purple garnet in brilliant round cut with concave facets on the pavilion came out a little more red than expected, but there are purple highlights throughout the stones as per the photos.

Carats

10.53

Clarity

Color Specification

Color

Pink

Cut

Dimensions (mm)

13.5 x 13.5 x 10.0

Origin

Overall Quality

Stone Shape

Round

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 2nd wedding anniversary.