Green garnets are some of the most beautiful and
unique gemstones. Many people have no idea that
garnets can be green. These garnets are found mostly
in East Africa in the countries of Kenya and
Tanzania. The dark greens are called
Tsavorite Garnet, since they were
originally discovered in the Tsavo Park area of
Kenya. The lighter Merelani Mint
garnets are found in the same area of Tanzania as
Tanzanite. These stones make a very nice alternative
to emerald, as they are much more durable. Also on
the page, although not exactly green are the
Mali Garnets. These gems are a mix
Andradite and Grossularite garnet, and have a very
high dispersion, so they look like a diamond when cut
well. Garnet has a hardness is from 7 to 7.5. Garnet
is the birthstone for January.
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
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Gem 1033$294.002.10 ct. Mali Garnets are very seldom over 2 ct, so this one is quite rare indeed.
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Gem 1025 - Green Grossular Garnet$376.002.51 ct. Grossular garnets are found in colors ranging from colorless to yellow, brown and green
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Gem 976 - Tsavorite Garnet$1,009.00- 1.59 A very pretty tsavorite from Tanzania cut in a pear shape.
