2.51 ct. Arizona Chrome Pyrope Pair
Color: Dark Red
Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included
Origin: Arizona
Cut: Oval
Treatments: None
Measurements: 7 x 6 mm
These famous 'anthill' Garnets have always had the carat mark as the typical benchmark for hugely increased rarity - a 2 1/2 carat matched pair is something we are rarely able to offer. The color is really amazing - a dark, but very pure and mesmerizing red that gets its intensity from chromium. Make no mistake, these are deeply colored stones, but connoisseurs of Garnet will no doubt recognize how rare a finely matched pair are in these. With each stone weighing over a carat, the color matching becomes critical - there is a surprising range in these and some can tend toward the purple, or be off in tone, so a color and saturation match is equally tough. Proportions and polish are a good match and both stones are eye clean - under 10x you will see a few needles and the classic Apatite crystal inclusions, but nothing distracting at all.