Opinons Africa Gems mint garnet

[Kaede]

I've been looking for a mint garnet for a little while. I found one on Africa Gems site . What do you all think? It's 3.28 carats and 8.7x8.7 mm.Here is the urlhttp://www.africagems.com/trillion-green-garnet-g2k-4618.html

 

[minousbijoux]

It looks lovely, but pricey. You are paying a premium for its size and because Africagems charges more for their stones than others. You could inquire of others, like Roger Dery and Lisa Elser who go to Tanzania frequently to gather their own stones and rough. You also might want to check in with the usual suspects, like Dana at Mastercut and Gemline, and Primagems (most particularly Prima, as that is their area of specialty). But if you have your heart set on that size, color and shape, you also might just want to buy it from Africagems, as grossulars in that color and size do not abound. HTH.