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1.68 Ct. Orange Hessonite Garnet from Madagascar
This loose stone ships by Jun 28
Item ID: | K25583 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 6.5 Width: 6.47 Height: 5.11 |
Weight: | 1.68 Ct. |
Color: help | Orange |
Color intensity: help | Vivid |
Clarity: help | Very Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Radiant |
Cut: | Radiant Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | No Enhancement |
Origin: help | Madagascar |
Per carat price: help | $140 |
From the red soils of Madagascar to your jewelry box, this 1.68 carat radiant shape orange hessonite garnet tells a warm and honest story, brought to you by The Natural Gemstone Company. Mined with care by local teams, each rough piece is hand sorted for color and clarity, allowing rare transparent material to be selected for precision cutting. This particular stone measures 6.50 by 6.47 by 5.11 mm, it exhibits a radiant cut chosen to amplify its lively orange tones, and it is graded as very very slightly included when viewed at eye level. With vivid color intensity, no enhancements, and an excellent polish, the gem arrives as a finished jewel that still carries traces of its Malagasy origin, from the miner who first found it to the artisan who shaped its facets. The radiant cut balances the stone s depth and table, creating broad flashes of honeyed orange and deep cognac in a dynamic play that changes with the light, and the clarity allows those flashes to remain clean and bright rather than cloudy or obstructed.
When compared to more familiar stones such as citrine and topaz, this hessonite garnet offers a different kind of brilliance, one that favors warmth and internal glow over the mirror like sparkle of cooler gems. Unlike diamond or sapphire, which excel in sharp white light return, this hessonite pours color forward, producing a luminous, almost ember like brilliance that feels more alive in warm indoor light and equally compelling in sunlight. Its refractive character and vivid saturation make color contrasts within the gem more dramatic than in many common orange stones, and the radiant cut accentuates that effect by creating broad, fire like flashes rather than narrow pinpoints. For collectors and for those seeking a centerpiece with personality, this stone presents a distinctive alternative to conventional choices, offering both the rustic romance of Madagascar provenance and the refined finish expected from The Natural Gemstone Company, ready to be set into a ring, pendant, or bespoke design that will showcase its unique orange fire.
