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3.22 Ct. Purplish Red Garnet from Madagascar
Item ID: | K23309 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 8.33 Width: 8.17 Height: 4.97 |
Weight: | 3.22 Ct. |
Color: help | Purplish Red |
Color intensity: help | Intense |
Clarity: help | Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Cushion |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Madagascar |
Per carat price: help | $124 |
This cushion shape garnet weighs 3.22 carat, and its dimensions are 8.33 x 8.17 x 4.97 mm, presenting a well balanced table to depth relationship with a depth of approximately 60 percent. The cutting is a mixed brilliant style, employing a brilliant faceted crown to maximize scintillation and a controlled step influenced pavilion to preserve saturation and reduce light leakage. This combination is particularly effective for purplish red garnet, producing lively face up fire while maintaining a stable, intense body color. Clarity is graded very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, indicating only minor internal features that do not interrupt light performance. The polish is excellent, with crisp facet junctions and uniform symmetry that enhance facet contrast and deliver strong return of light across the table and crown facets. Enhancement by heat treatment has been applied, a stable and industry accepted process used to refine tone and remove residual veil like inclusions, and the material originates from Madagascar, a source known for producing richly colored garnets with good crystal quality.
At 3.22 carat this single stone sits in a premium size class for intensely colored garnet, where large clean examples are uncommon and command attention in both bespoke and museum quality pieces. The combination of weight, mixed brilliant faceting, intense purplish red hue, and very slightly included clarity make this gem particularly well suited for a dominant center stone in a ring or pendant, with mounting options including a stepped bezel to accent the pavilion geometry or a halo to increase apparent size while preserving the stone s natural color depth. Craftsmanship details from The Natural Gemstone Company include precise facet alignment and consistent girdle finishing, factors that protect optical performance when the gem is set. For connoisseurs seeking a substantial, investment grade garnet that balances brilliance and depth of color, this 3.22 carat cushion from Madagascar exemplifies premium material and careful lapidary execution.
