Size/Shape

Cutting

Proportions

Colors

Clarity

Origin

Treatment

Weight

6.3 x 6.2mm Nearly Square Cushion

Fancy 'Radiant' Pattern, No Nicks or Scratches

4.3mm, Full Flash, No Windowing

Dark Blue in Daylight

Dark Reddish-Purple in Incandescent Light

Eye-Clean, Some Fine Rutile Needles

Bekily, Madagascar

Not Treated, 100% Natural

1.50 Carats

Color-Change Garnet from Bekily, Madagascar is prized for its strong 'Alexandrite-like' change of color.  The Vanadium content in these pyrope-spessartite garnets is high, causing the change of color and making them unique.  The refractive index is also high, resulting in strong brilliance.  The hardness is 7 to 7.5.

Demand always outweighs supply of Color-Change Garnets from Bekily.  Less and less of this material is being found in alluvial deposits since its initial discovery nearly 10 years ago.

Any clean well-cut Color-Change Garnet from Bekily weighing over 1 carat is not a common gem.

While there are some thin Rutile needles, the stone is dark enough in natural daylight that these inclusions are not easily seen.

This square cushion was faceted and polished by a master gem cutter with 20 years experience.  He used a modified 'radiant' pattern on this stone to open up the color and bring good strong flash to a dark stone.  Careful cutting and a high polish on each facet adds brilliance and long-term value to this uncommon Garnet.

The change of color is nothing short of dramatic.  There is no green tone in this exceptional quality Bekily Color-Change Garnet.