Purple mehenge garnet owners out there?

[Gemobsessed]

Hi all,

Considering buying a purple mehenge garnet. The seller says it’s got blue flashes and is a very rare share of mehenge. Now it looks great but I really don’t want to end up with a stone that looks like an amethyst. But I’m very intrigued... do you own a garnet like this one? I’d love to see

 

[Acinom]

Beautiful stone!!!
Are you familiar with the purple garnet thread? Not sure about the origin of the various stones though: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/purple-garnets-show-and-tell.216395/

 

[chatoyancy]

I think some of these are color changers. They go from purple to magenta. You need to make sure you like both of those colors if you buy a purple garnet with that attribute. Your pic is very pretty. I personally would be able to tell that was not an amethyst because of the fire.

 

[Rfisher]

Anybody have both of these to show pictures next to each other - in daylight and artificial?
High expectiations I know!
But it'd be great to see.

 

[chatoyancy]

Anybody have both of these to show pictures next to each other - in daylight and artificial?
High expectiations I know!
But it'd be great to see.

I want to say I saw pics on either gemrite or earth’s treasury a couple of days ago.

 

[2Neesers]

I do Rfisher. My gemstone photography skills stink, but here they are anyway
The two stones on the left are purple garnets, the three on the right amethyst. The first photo in natural light and second photo in artificial overhead lights. The photos are pretty true to what I am seeing in person.
I think purple garnets look very different from amethyst. I personally love them!

 

[Rfisher]

Perfect job - thanks!
Very pretty stones, too!

 

[Gemobsessed]

I do Rfisher. My gemstone photography skills stink, but here they are anyway
The two stones on the left are purple garnets, the three on the right amethyst. The first photo in natural light and second photo in artificial overhead lights. The photos are pretty true to what I am seeing in person.
I think purple garnets look very different from amethyst. I personally love them!

Oh my. This is a perfect way to show the distinction. Man it’s a huge difference. Thank you so so much for sharing

I’m so glad I just decided to take it

 

[Gemobsessed]

I think some of these are color changers. They go from purple to magenta. You need to make sure you like both of those colors if you buy a purple garnet with that attribute. Your pic is very pretty. I personally would be able to tell that was not an amethyst because of the fire.

I do like both colours and that’s why I decided to take it. The sellers camera makes it look very different in different lighting. So I’ll share pics when I get it

 

[Gemobsessed]

Beautiful stone!!!
Are you familiar with the purple garnet thread? Not sure about the origin of the various stones though: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/purple-garnets-show-and-tell.216395/

Thank you so much for sharing no I wasn’t are of this one at all!

 

[Gemobsessed]

I do Rfisher. My gemstone photography skills stink, but here they are anyway
The two stones on the left are purple garnets, the three on the right amethyst. The first photo in natural light and second photo in artificial overhead lights. The photos are pretty true to what I am seeing in person.
I think purple garnets look very different from amethyst. I personally love them!

Love your garnets. Where did you get them? Origin?

 

[chatoyancy]

I do like both colours and that’s why I decided to take it. The sellers camera makes it look very different in different lighting. So I’ll share pics when I get it

Yay! Looking forward to your pics.

 

[2Neesers]

Love your garnets. Where did you get them? Origin?

Hello,
The little round in the ring is from Prima Gems and the loose cushion is from GemRite. They are both from Mozambique. GemRite has quite a few purple garnets listed on their site with pictures showing the color shift as well as videos if you want to check them out here:
http://gemrite.com/32-rhodolite-garnet
My cushion is the sold 2.17 ct at the top of the page. They each seem to have a slightly different shift.
I hope you love yours when you get it!

 

[Gemobsessed]

Hello,
The little round in the ring is from Prima Gems and the loose cushion is from GemRite. They are both from Mozambique. GemRite has quite a few purple garnets listed on their site with pictures showing the color shift as well as videos if you want to check them out here:
http://gemrite.com/32-rhodolite-garnet
My cushion is the sold 2.17 ct at the top of the page. They each seem to have a slightly different shift.
I hope you love yours when you get it!

Very helpful! Thank you

 

[chroman]

Just noticed this JD garnet - it's from Mozambique, not Mahenge, but they have wonderful purple garnets too. And for the price..
https://m.ebay.com/itm/CUSTOM-CUT-0-98ct-FUCHSIA-GARNET-MOZAMBIQUE-/322854534281?_mwBanner=1

 

[Gemobsessed]

Just noticed this JD garnet - it's from Mozambique, not Mahenge, but they have wonderful purple garnets too. And for the price..
https://m.ebay.com/itm/CUSTOM-CUT-0-98ct-FUCHSIA-GARNET-MOZAMBIQUE-/322854534281?_mwBanner=1

I so would have gotten a garnet from him but he’s banned me bidding on eBay and says I need to get in touch with him if I want something