This is a nice lot of Spessartite and/or Hessonite Garnet coming from Afghanistan. Most of this material is probably Hessonite; however, we have found the occasional Spessartite mixed in during testing of several stones from lots we have received in the past. The color of this material is just phenomenal and runs from a lovely almost Mandarin Orange to a fiery Tangerine with Red Flashes! This lot represents some of the better material we have seen to date!!!

Please be aware that Spessartite and/or Hessonite are generally included species of Garnet. It is extremely difficult to acquire eye-clean to flawless rough in either species. Most of this material WILL cut eye-clean to very slightly included stones at best and we anticipate most stones will probably be eye-clean to slightly included. These inclusions should NOT significantly impact the cleaner finished stones. This lot is running roughly 65%+ High Facet Grade and there are some nice stones in here. The clarity on this material is generally very similar to your TYPICAL Nigerian and Namibian Mandarin Garnet; however, this lot is composed of many very glassy pieces unlike what is typically available from Afghanistan! Don't miss your chance on picking up this lot as this quality is a RARITY!

1. We ARE THE MINERS for this rough and as such we have the best prices available!!! There is nowhere you can pick this material up at this price.