7.27 carat Golden Grossular Garnet Golden Grossular A beautiful example of chatoyancy

A beautiful example of chatoyancy in a rare stone

Clarity: VS - Minor inclusions

Clarity: SI - Easily noticeable with 10x

A spessartine garnet that looks like orange marmalade

Treatments:  None

7.27 carat Golden Grossular Garnet Golden Grossular A beautiful example of chatoyancyA golden grossular garnet from Tanga in northern Tanzania. These garnets (also called hessonite) have a unique characteristic most often called roiling, treacle or the whisky in water effect that distinguishes them from other gems. The intensity of this phenomena varies from stone to stone. These stones have a range of colors from colorless to cognac with the majority having a golden yellow color. Weight: 7. 27 carats Dimensions: 10. 57x7. 6 mm