AWESOME Chrome Green Demantoid Garnet Faceting Rough from Kerman, Iran. This is some of the best Demantoid available from Iran that has come by us in a long time and we are EXTREMELY pleased to be able to offer it to you. Overall this material is extremely clean for Demantoid but ALL stones do have some inclusions as can be expected for this species of Garnet. We estimate that most stones will cut in the very slightly to slightly included range with many inclusions capable of faceting out or masking up well (One stone looks like it will cut moderately included at best). It is EXTREMELY difficult to get this colored Demantoid in clean material and typical inclusions such as horsetails are prevalent in some of the rough if not most of it. This material is the perfect size as far as color goes as larger stones tend to get oversaturated and we are confident most if not all of these will facet spectacular finished gems. Please note that even melee in this stuff is quite costly and the color on many of these stones  will just blow you away!

From our understanding production in Kerman has been at a virtual standstill since the Quake there wiped out 1/2 the city and therefore there really is no more of this material coming from Iran. We are glad to be one of the select few dealers still able to provide this material. Two of the stones in here are crystals or crystal sections and would be great for mineral collectors as well. Don't miss your chance to purchase this as you may never get another opportunity!

1. There have been two notable finds of Demantoid coming from South Asia. Khost, Afghanistan has produced some spectacular Demantoid Crystals with super luster that were high facet grade; however, the color was more of a neon and Lime Green than the preferred Chrome Green. Iran has also produced Demantoid but of a more beautiful Chrome Green. Generally speaking, most of the Irani material gets excessively dark in the larger sizes and we suggest staying under 2 carats for ideal cut stones.