Gem: Dragon Garnet
Weight: 1.47 ct.
Dimensions: 6.35 x 6.05 mm
Clarity: VS / SI - medium density of rutile needles -- nearly impossible to see by eye
Origin: Tanzania
Treatments: None
Comments:
This very cool gem shifts back and forth between a dusty vibrant pink, and a medium magenta, depending on lighting, with incandescent lighting representing the more magenta range.
It's not quite a perfect square cushion, it's just a hair longer than it is wide, but it looks quite square-ish in person.
The pattern and color on this one are awesome. Brighter and more vibrant than your average dusty pink garnet. In very bright light, you can see many rainbow rutile needles, while in cloudier, or darker lighting, you only see the pattern and the color.
This gem steps up to impress! With amazing color and, in my opinion, the perfect amount and type of inclusions to add to the beauty, rather than distract or detract.