Rare Arizona Chrome Pyrope Ant Hill Garnet 1.36 Carats

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Gem ID#: 12835

Price: 70.00

Origin: Navajo Reservation Arizona

Weight: 1.36 carats

Size: 6.2 x 5.3 mm deep

Clarity: Vs, eye clean.

Cut: Round brilliant

Color: Deep spectral ruby red. (Photo taken in natural daylight.)

Treatment: None, guaranteed natural color!

Note: Anthill Garnet is a very special sub- variety of chrome bearing Pyrope Garnet. Its intense Ruby red color is caused by trace amounts of Chromium and the purest of red Garnet color with no brown tones.

Found only in a remote area of the Arizona Navajo Indian reservation, small deposits are located by finding ant hills with tiny crystals in their excavated mounds. Due to rarity and small deposits this beautiful garnet has never been commercially mined and is the rarest of the red Garnet family.

This is a well cut, rare American gem with beautiful color!

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