SPESSARTITE GARNET NAMIBIAS FINEST

Appearance - The "aurora red" orange-red or orange pink color is typical. It has good transparency and considerable luster. It is normally given a mixed, round, or oval cut. The weight does not normally exceed a few carats. Gems of about ten carats are extremely rare and usually of a typical, rather dark, unattractive color.

Distinctive features - The color, single refraction, and luster are useful means of identification, but the physical properties have to be measured to distinguish it, for instance, from some hessonite garnets. Examination of the absorption spectrum can be useful, where clearly visible, which is not always the case, it is distinctive.

Occurrence - Spessartite is extracted from the gem gravels of Ceylon and Burma. It is also found in the United States (Virginia and California), Brazil and Madagascar. More recently finds have been found in Namibia, and even more so in Tanzania where the luster and color are exceptional, the later has a yellowish tinge.

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