Ditto that. I''ve never seen demantoid rough look like that.Date: 3/15/2010 2:12:49 PM
Author: Jim Rentfrow
The look of that piece is kind of suspect to me. I have never seen a piece of rough garnet with structure like that. It almost looks like a cut piece of synthetic boule to me. If it was demantoid garnet that would be worth several thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars.
No one can tell anything from a photo, so if you want to know for sure, send it to a reputable gemological laboratory like AGL or GIA. BTW, I don''t think your stone looks like those pieces of alluvial demantoid rough. Russian origin is not always definite because horsetail inclusions can be found in demantoids from other locations as well. Just because it''s a similar color means nothing as well.Date: 3/15/2010 4:32:06 PM
Author: Oleg
And also these...I mean the color is unmistakable.....and another thing, it definitely came from the ground. Also 100%
Oleg,Date: 3/15/2010 4:36:31 PM
Author: Oleg
I got some more pictures if you want...someone gimme an email address..they are not great quality pics though.... but it looks more cubic on some of them. Well anyway, I will be glad to hear any and all opinions on this.
I don't think anyone would dare to give a price on a 27 carat piece of demantoid rough in this forum. If it were real, you can tell nothing about color/clarity on the photographs. Even if it's huge, maybe only 3% of it might be facetable, we just do not know enough about it, and a photograph, or someone telling you something word of mouth, isn't good enough. There are other green stones that can be dug up in Eurasia, demantoid is not the only one. The issue is that it NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED IN PERSON.Date: 3/15/2010 4:55:45 PM
Author: Oleg
It's Russian. It was dug out by my friend in Russia, for sure. I know that to know what it is for sure i have to test it, but lets say it is what i think it is. How much are we talking about here?
Date: 3/15/2010 4:55:45 PM
Author: Oleg
It''s Russian. It was dug out by my friend in Russia, for sure. I know that to know what it is for sure i have to test it, but lets say it is what i think it is. How much are we talking about here?