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Color of
Garnets
Garnets are a
closely related group of gemstones that are available in every color but blue.
Dark reds, Tangerine orange, vivid Lime green, soft bluish-pink, garnet is all
these colors and more. There are garnets that change color in different light,
translucent green garnets that look like jade and garnets with stars.
Mandarin
Garnet
One garnet growing in
popularity is a newly discovered garnet from Namibia, which is a bright orange Spessartite,
is called Mandarin Garnet because its color is a true orange. Hessonite and
Spessartite garnets mostly come in gold's and oranges and browns that are
sometimes called cinnamon garnets.
Mandarin Garnets over 5 carats
are rare.
Mandarin
Garnet is considered a Type 2
gemstone
Type 2 Description: Usually
eye clean with some inclusions under magnification.
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