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Spessartine garnet is the new kid on the block, just because they were discovered during the 1800's in the Spessart, Bavaria.

A few years spessartine garnet was not a gem, also called the pearl of the collector was released, and the price was too high.

In 1991 it was discovered deposit in Namibia, a country in South America, bordering Angola, cultured freshwater pearl, and shortly before the year 2000 was another great find in abundance in Nigeria. These two discoveries have made the stone more affordable for all, and in a much more modest price, but it can not last forever.

find Mandarin spessartine from Namibia and is named in honor of the brilliant orange color, although the name is often used incorrectly to describe all of spessartine. Opening of Namibia, but it produces fine gems, do not live long.

Mines in Nigeria were much more productive and more jewels produced in lighter shades. But time also seems to have abandoned this sector the best care. Most stones are now restored to a lesser extent and are sold as stones.

There is speculation that many investors, the stocks of these gems from the past and quality levels. Maybe in the near future, when current stocks are exhausted available, pearl beads, they will be releasing this spessartine garnet in the market, but prices are too high.

Spessartine is a very hard stone and is often reinforced oval or emerald. There is no evidence that spessartine increases. This stone is usually quite free from inclusions.

Color is an important factor in assessing a grenade placed in other colors than red, stone. This Stone of January and allows a variety of colors. Grenades green, red, purple, pink garnet, and a distinctive color spessartine. Spessartine garnet is unique in its orange to red-orange spessartine Mandarin Garnet particular, a bright orange.