Product
Details
Stone type: Change Garnet
Weight: 0.80 ct
Dimension: 5X7X3mm
Color: Sky Brown/Orange
Shape & Cut: Oval, SHA cut
Treatment: Unheated and Untreated (No Indications Observed)
Shipment from: India
What is Color Change Garnet?
Color Change Garnet is an unusual
variety of the Pyralspite series primarily found in African countries such as
Madagascar, Kenya and Tanzania, but also in Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. This
Garnet variety is found in every color except red and black. The color of Color
Change Garnets is modified toward the red end of the spectrum when incandescent
light is applied. This is because incandescent light itself casts a “warm”
reddish hue that brings out the red color related to minor amounts of chromium
within the Color Change Garnets. Also due to the presence of chromium, most
Color Change Garnets, regardless of body color, appear red or reddish under a
Chelsea filter.