STAR GARNET 4 RAY STAR 36.57 CTS 19255 - RARE COLLECTORS GEM
| Product Code: | 19255 |
| Availability: | In Stock |
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$790.00
| Carats | 36.57 |
| Size | 17.67 mm |
| Color | Dark Red |
| Clarity | VC |
| Shape | Round |
| Treatment | None |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Sri Lanka |
| Price | $ 790.00 |
100% Natural - Not treated in any way.
Rare Collectors Gem.
Suitable for Museums,Institutions and Students of Gemology.
Will make a Gorgeous Ring or Pendent accented with Diamonds.
Beautiful sharp Star effect.
Asterism(or Ray Effect)is best seen in Bright Sunlight or by focusing a Flashlight on the face of the gem.
Refractive Index: 1.75 - 1.77
Hardness: 7.25
Chemical Comp: Al2 (SiO4)3
Density: 3.74 - 3.94
Crystal Group: Cubic
Some Garnets display a sharp 4 Ray Star, which are rare and much sought after by Collectors. Garnet comes in a surprising number of hues of red - the garnet also comes in various shades of green, yellow, orange and also color-change.GARNET STAR (Mu Cephei). We tend, rather obviously, to admire the bright first and second magnitude naked-eye stars and to pay little attention to those of fainter rank. But bring a pair of binoculars outdoors in the northern-hemisphere autumn and early winter and scan around within southern Cepheus, the King, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda. There you will discover a distinctively reddish star, one more obviously colored than the others.
Rare Collectors Gem.
Suitable for Museums,Institutions and Students of Gemology.
Will make a Gorgeous Ring or Pendent accented with Diamonds.
Beautiful sharp Star effect.
Asterism(or Ray Effect)is best seen in Bright Sunlight or by focusing a Flashlight on the face of the gem.
Refractive Index: 1.75 - 1.77
Hardness: 7.25
Chemical Comp: Al2 (SiO4)3
Density: 3.74 - 3.94
Crystal Group: Cubic
Some Garnets display a sharp 4 Ray Star, which are rare and much sought after by Collectors. Garnet comes in a surprising number of hues of red - the garnet also comes in various shades of green, yellow, orange and also color-change.GARNET STAR (Mu Cephei). We tend, rather obviously, to admire the bright first and second magnitude naked-eye stars and to pay little attention to those of fainter rank. But bring a pair of binoculars outdoors in the northern-hemisphere autumn and early winter and scan around within southern Cepheus, the King, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda. There you will discover a distinctively reddish star, one more obviously colored than the others.
