See a demantoid [dih-man-toid] garnet that was once popular with Russian nobility.
Colorful Garnets
Garnet comes in as many sizes and shapes as it does colors! - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA
Tsavorite Garnets
Tsavorite [tsa-vuh-rite] is a green to yellowish-green garnet. All these stones were cut from the same piece of rough crystal. The largest stone weighs 23.23 carats, about the size of a grape or an almond. - Photo by Maha Tannous/GIA, courtesy Menavi Quality Cut Ltd.
Chatoyancy
In rare cases, chatoyancy can occur in demantoid garnets. - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA, courtesy Shawn Maddox, Wimberley, Texas
Demantoid Garnets
Demantoid [dih-man-toid] garnets first came from Russia. It is still a source of these high-quality gems. - Photo courtesy Jeff Scovil
Horsetails
Demantoid garnets might have inclusions that are visible to the eye. The inclusions are called horsetails and can make the gem more valuable. - Photo by John I. Koivula/GIA
Like candy, there are many types and colors of garnets, with many ways to cut them. It's a little-known fact among most people outside the world of gemology. - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA
Garnet in a Diamond
This is a magnified image of a diamond with a garnet inside. That garnet looks like it is floating in space. It is one gemstone inside another. The garnet inside the diamond is called a chrome pyrope, because its red color is caused by chromium. - Photo by Nathan Renfro/GIA
Spessartine Garnets
Spessartines are orange garnets. Their usual colors range from yellowish to reddish orange. They have eye-visible inclusions more often than most red garnets. - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA, gift of John Bradshaw
