Size/Shape

Cutting

Proportions

Colors

Clarity

Origin

Treatment

Weight

8.4 x 6.9mm Octagon

Precise 'Step' Pattern, No Nicks or Scratches

4.25mm, Full Flash, No Windowing

Dark Steely Blue in Daylight

Dark Purplish-Red in Incandescent Light

V. Slightly Included with Few Very Thin Rutile Needles

Bekily, Madagascar

Not Treated, 100% Natural

2.40 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.

 The new rough we have is producing some amazing stones.  We will offer them as they are cut and photographed.

Any clean well-cut Color-Change Garnet from Bekily weighing over 2 carats is a rare stone.  While there are some thin Rutile needles in the stone, they are not nearly as visible in person as in the photos.

This stone was recently faceted and polished by a master gem cutter with 20 years experience.  We used the step pattern on this stone to open up the color and bring some flash to a dark stone.  The angles are perfect, the facet junctions meet, and the polish is superb.

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