Alma’s Ne Garnet

Alma's Ne Garnet From Tanzania 3.51CT

Tanzanian garnets are some of the most diverse in the world, with regions like the Umba Valley, Tanga, and Mahenge producing everything from deep red Almandine to vibrant, rare pink-purple Umbalite and color-shifting Malaya garnets. 

Types of Tanzanian Garnet

• Almandine: The classic, deep wine-red to orangey-red garnet. It is celebrated for its powerful brilliance and grounding energy.
• Umbalite: A prized pyrope-almandine garnet from the Umba region. Known for its vivid, luminous raspberry-pink color.
• Malaya (Malaia): A unique, rare mix that features warm hues like peach, fuchsia, brownish-red, and champagne.
• Color-Change: Extremely rare Tanzanian pyrope garnets can shift dramatically between pink in warm/incandescent light and purple under cool/LED light. 

Key Characteristics

• Hardness: Rates a durable 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, making it excellent for daily-wear jewelry.
• Treatments: Almost all Tanzanian garnets are 100% natural and untreated.
• Brilliance: They possess a high refractive index, which causes intense sparkle and light reflection. 

For an in-depth breakdown of the most valuable, rare garnets on the market—including the rejected Umba-valley treasure known as the Malaya Garnet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlTBK_hNQI&t=144