Large Lot of Demantoid Garnet Rough from Kerman, Iran. Overall this material is being sold as Cabbing Grade; however, there is a very small amount of Facet Rough in here and since this is a Mine Run Lot that is UNSEARCHED you may find a killer stone or more in here. I did a quick run through the lot and did find several stones that make this lot a great investment! Think about it, there really is no way you can go wrong with picking this up at $.50 Per Gram!! We have sold similar quality material on EBay for several dollars per gram pretty steadily in the past.

There is a very limited amount of this coming from Iran and we are glad to be one of the select few dealers carrying this material. Many of the stones in here are crystals or partial crystals and crystal sections and would be great for mineral collectors as well. There is also some really cool color banding in some stones that may be oriented to produce bicolored or banded finished stones. I think this lot is worth picking up just for the small amount of Facet Rough in it; however, this is being sold as CABBING GRADE and you should purchase it as such. The material really is MUCH better than the pictures show and you have to look at this stuff in person to fully appreciate its beauty.

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.