Spessartine Garnet in Mica Matrix

This Spessartine Garnet in Mica Matrix has a deep orange colored all-natural, untreated Orange Spessartine Garnets in a natural matrix formation from Tanzania. This lovely garnet on its glittering matrix form comes embedded in the sparkling matrix from which it was birthed deep beneath the surface of the Earth. The net weight of the garnet and matrix is 59 grams or 295 carat weight. This is a perfect centerpiece for your altar, computer workstation or night table. These Orange garnet gemstones have 24 kite-shaped facets, and come from Loliondo, Tanzania. They were mined toward the end of 2007, and first appeared on the global gem market at the Tucson show in January 2008. Gems & Gemology magazine published a story on these amazing garnets -- which have captivated collectors worldwide. The vast vast majority, well over 90% of this material, had abundant dark inclusions, which appear to the naked eye to be braunite. These are high manganese and low hematite specimens, so the inclusi