On this page are any garnets that are red. This will
include Rhodolite Garnet, Pyrope Garnet,
Umbalite Garnet and Chrome
Pyrope (Ant Hill Garnets). Garnets are great
stones for any jewelry applications. They have a
hardness of 7 to 7.5, wear very well, and are
attractive. Often overlooked since commercially one
typically only sees the brownish red Almandine
garnets, better quality well cut stones make
brilliant center stones. Red garnets are "ladies of
the night", and look their best in incandescent
light. Under florescent light they do tend to close
up.
Grading System Used
Color is the most important and complex to grade. Color is made up of three components, hue, saturation and tone. Color will be graded on a scale of 1 to 10 taking these three factors into consideration.
Clarity is graded on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being loop clean under a 10X loop.
Brilliance - will be a combination of Cut, Sparkle, light return, Proportion and Crystal. Graded on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best.
Total Quality Rating - Is the combined score of these 3 with a possible best score of 10
Grading System Used
Color is the most important and complex to grade. Color is made up of three components, hue, saturation and tone. Color will be graded on a scale of 1 to 10 taking these three factors into consideration.
Clarity is graded on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being loop clean under a 10X loop.
Brilliance - will be a combination of Cut, Sparkle, light return, Proportion and Crystal. Graded on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best.
Total Quality Rating - Is the combined score of these 3 with a possible best score of 10
