10.44 ct Mixed Garnet Suite
I've been collecting various species of garnets my entire gemological career, and recently created a mixed garnet group from this collection. This would be a great start for a collector, or as a suite for a fabulous jewelry piece. Each was precision cut with the same size and design (my popular Waverly mixed cut design). A typical 1 carat round brilliant cut diamond measures 6.5mm, so these should fit easily into any stock setting made for 1 ct round diamonds. All are VS or better, and all are beautiful.
Species:
1: Grossular ("Tsavorite")
2: Grossular ("Hessonite")
3: Grossular-andradite ("Mali")
4: Grossular-andradite ("Mali")
5: Pyrope-almandine ("Grape Garnet")
6: Pyrope-almandine ("Rhodolite")
7: Pyrope-spessartine (Color change, pink to greenish/mauve)
8: Pyrope-spessartine ("Malaya")
9: Spessartine ("Spessartite")
Dimensions: 6.4 mm (average)
Clarity: VS to VVS
Origins: Mali, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria
Enhancements: None
Cut/Polish/Symmetry: Excellent
ID Reports: None
Design: "Waverly"
Precision cut by: Gary Braun