Current prices are around 1 500 per carat for high quality color change garnets with a profound color change from a blueish color to a red or purplish color.
Garnet stone price per carat.
Garnet rough is popular for professionals as well as amateur cutters as the rough represents good value for a clean stone faceted or cab.
Some pyropes show an interesting color change material from norway n 1 747 sg 3 715 can show a wine red color in incandescent light and violet in daylight however these stones are very small about half a carat.
The rarest stone in the garnet family is a dark rich green that rivals emerald.
Mandarin garnets are highly sought.
For instance a 0 05 carat demantoid garnet round mixed cut retails for 1 000 while a one carat color change garnet stone retails for 1 500.
This somewhat rare garnet comes in a variety of orange colors.
While blue garnet is certainly rare not a single mention of the 1 5 million per carat sale claimed in some places can be found.
Fine quality stones in larger sizes sell for 300 400 per carat with the very rare pink malaia garnets going for 1 000 to 3 000 per carat.
For each gemstone we provide a detailed and comprehensive value chart which will help you evaluate its price based on the following criteria.
Our value charts are based on accurate and up to date information on average retail prices.
Garnet gemstone prices per carat can be converted into tamara stone price per ratti by multiplying it by 0 9 so rs 10 000 ct rs 9 000 ratti.
Facetable material is always small and extremely rare.
Average retail prices oct 2020.
Demantoid garnet russia yellowish green si 1 type ii 3 000 to 3 500 per carat.
For astrological purpose it does not make much sense to purchase garnet with price per carat above rs 300 as those are collector level or jewelry pieces.
Pyrope spessartites with some ca and ti from the umba valley in tanzania n 1 757 sg 3 816 can show greenish blue color in daylight and magenta in.
Non gem garnet species include goldmanite henritermierite kimzeyite majorite schorlomite and.
1 to 2 ct.
Color carat weight clarity cut.
It is easy to cut because the color is not dependent on the orientation of the rough.
Loose rough garnet stones can cost anywhere from 0 60 to 10 per carat.