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Rarest 3.50 Ct Tremendous Color Natural Umbalite Garnet SKU 122
- SKU
- Dimensions (mm)
- 11.000 x 8.000 x 4.000mm
- Weight (cts)
- 3.500
- Treatment
- No Treatment
- Colours
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when we heard of a new garnet variety, Umbalite Garnet, that had recently appeared in the market, we were excited to add a new type of garnet to our collection. But in this case, we were to be disappointed. While the so-called Umbalite Garnets are very nice gems indeed, they are not a distinct garnet variety at all. There’s a lesson in this for everyone who buys gemstones.
What is being sold in the market as Umbalite Garnet is actually a rhodolite garnet from Tanzania. Rhodolite is a mixture of almandite and pyrope garnets. The Tanzanian material is high quality, with a vivid pinkish-red or purplish-red color. The first deposit of this material was found in the Umba River area of Tanzania, with a second find in the Morogoro area.
It is also worth noting that there is a different garnet sometimes sold under the confusingly similar name Umba Garnet, which is red-orange in color from a mixture of almandite and spessartite. This gem is closer in chemical composition to Malaia Garnet.
Item specifics
Name: UMBALITE GARNET
Item Shape: OVAL SHAPE
Color: REDDISH PINK
Clarity: VS
Treatment: NATURAL
- SKU
- Dimensions (mm)
- 11.000 x 8.000 x 4.000 mm
- Weight (cts)
- 3.500
- Treatment
- No Treatment
- Colours
-
when we heard of a new garnet variety, Umbalite Garnet, that had recently appeared in the market, we were excited to add a new type of garnet to our collection. But in this case, we were to be disappointed. While the so-called Umbalite Garnets are very nice gems indeed, they are not a distinct garnet variety at all. There’s a lesson in this for everyone who buys gemstones.
What is being sold in the market as Umbalite Garnet is actually a rhodolite garnet from Tanzania. Rhodolite is a mixture of almandite and pyrope garnets. The Tanzanian material is high quality, with a vivid pinkish-red or purplish-red color. The first deposit of this material was found in the Umba River area of Tanzania, with a second find in the Morogoro area.
It is also worth noting that there is a different garnet sometimes sold under the confusingly similar name Umba Garnet, which is red-orange in color from a mixture of almandite and spessartite. This gem is closer in chemical composition to Malaia Garnet.
Item specifics
Name: UMBALITE GARNET
Item Shape: OVAL SHAPE
Color: REDDISH PINK
Clarity: VS
Treatment: NATURAL
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PositiveThe Gem is quite pale, but beautiful.
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Positive
Thanks for the prompt shipping, received in a week's time from payment via Registered Mail
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Comments
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