SKU: C331

Umbalite Garnet

5.13 carats

$575.00 $525.00

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Raspberry colored umbalite garnet cut in a standard round brilliant design.

Carats

5.13

Clarity

Color Specification

Color

Pink, Purple, Red

Cut

Dimensions (mm)

10.5 x 6.8

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.