Spessartine Garnet

Item Description

Garnet comes in every color of the rainbow, including blue. Some of the best orange Garnets in the world are those from the Nigerian gem fields. Going back to the early 2000s, these new Spessartine Garnet gems hit the market and they are some of the most sought after Garnets out there. When they were first discovered, they immediately were recognized as being some of the best orange color Garnet extant, and it seems that the deposit was mined out almost as fast as it was discovered! It seems as though this material has really dried up in recent years, and very little is available on the market, so don't miss out. This stone is a good quality, saturated, slightly included rich orange color gemstone with an oval cabochon cut. The color in this material is due to a high concentration of manganese and has very little iron content, which is why the stone is so orange and not red. This color is nearly exclusive to these Garnet gems and that is why it has become so popular and in some cases very pricey.