Question about garnet from India...

[LadyB33]

So, I have this small chunk of garnet from India. It''s uncut and weighs about a gram...can anyone tell me how much it''s worth?

 

[chrono]

Firstly, is it facet grade material? The next thing is to consider is the transparency, colour, shape and etc. There are too many unknown variables to even begin to answer your question. A picture will be a good start if you have one.

 

[PrecisionGem]

Depending on the color, type, and clarity, anywhere from $0.25 to $75.

 

[Barrett]

pretty sure it will be rhodolite if it''s from india

 

[Jim Rentfrow]

A picture may help but a lot of times you will not even see many of the inclusions until you start to cut the stone. Can you see through the piece of rough? Is it dark or light in color? If you have to put it up to a light to check the clarity or the color, then it is often dark and will finish a very dark stone even when cutting the angles shallow.

 

[Richard M.]

India produces many kinds and grades of garnet. Some are useful only for abrasive use in sandpaper and sandblasting while high quality pyropes, almandines, pyrope-almandine mixtures (rhodolites) and grossulars (hessonites), the main Indian garnet types, can be cut into beautiful gems. As with all gem minerals, quality and scarcity determines value.

Richard M. (Rick Martin)

 

[LadyB33]

All I really know is that it''s alamandite...
I''ll try to get a picture up so you can see it...

 

[LadyB33]

Here''s the picture of it...I don''t know if you can see it right in my reply, or if you have to actually click on the attached file...

 

[Barrett]

of course depending on clarity..i would say $5 or maybe $10 1cm x 1cm i would say roughly 8-12cts.

 

[Jim Rentfrow]

I would agree with the amount Amethystguy stated. The rough looks pretty dark, if it was lighter, it would be worth more.

 

[Richard M.]

Your stone is typical "Orissa Red," a very abundant almandine(ite) that yields very dark stones like this. Cutters deliberately window them to show as much color as this one although they can have pleasant red flash against a nearly black background in strong lighting. Cut stones of this type are easily available for around $5/ct. or less.

Richard M. (Rick Martin)

 

[LadyB33]

Okay, thank you. That''s all I really needed to know. I just wanted to make sure that once it was cut and set into this necklace I''m making, I wasn''t selling it for a lot less than it was worth. Thanks guys!