Color change garnet from Wandanyani, Kenya weighing 3.182 grams (15.91 carats) and measuring 15.9 x 13.1 x 7.9 mm. The rough shifts from a light champagne tone in daylight to a vivid purplish red under incandescent light. Garnets from this deposit belong to the pyrope–spessartite family, often with traces of vanadium and chromium that create the strong color change. These stones are highly valued in the trade for their rarity and the dramatic shift they display when cut
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3.182 grams / 15.91 carats / 15.9 x 13.1 x 7.9 mm / eye-clean or better
Estimate: $625 - $650
