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How much should a garnet cost?
Prices range from $500 a carat for good colors with some inclusions, to $2,000 to $7,000 for clean larger stones with top color. Demantoid garnet is the rarest and most valuable of the garnets and is one of the rarest of all colored gemstones. It is remarkable for its brilliance and fire.
Is red garnet valuable?
Are Garnets Valuable? Tsavorite and demantoid are the two rarest and most expensive varieties of garnet, with high quality specimens hard to come by. Red garnets are much less expensive, with a high-quality carat costing several hundred dollars.
Does Garnet eat?
However, we have NO EVIDENCE in the show that Garnet likes to eat (as of the day I’m posting this in April 2017). In fact, literally every time she’s presented with food, she doesn’t interact with it or eat it, and never acts like she cares about it.
What is the price per carat for Garnet?
Garnets come in almost any color, and different colors fetch different prices. In 2010, a red garnet costs $20 to $30 per carat; a bright orange garnet, known as mandarin garnet, costs over $100 per carat.
Are garnets expensive?
Amongst the more commonly available Garnets, on a per carat basis, the Demantoid and Tsavorite Garnets tend to be the most expensive, and the price per carat tends to increase dramatically with larger stones. Garnets are rarely treated.
Are garnets valuable?
Garnets are hard, durable and brilliant and are valued on carat weight, color, cut and clarity. The value is based on the factors as a whole. For example, two garnets of the same weight could have very different values because the color of one is inferior to the other.
What is the price of garnet stone?
The cost of a garnet stone will depend on the carat weight, cut, color, size, clarity and where it’s purchased from. While some think it’s the carat that affects the price, it isn’t always the since the overall quality is often the deciding factor. Loose rough garnet stones can cost anywhere from $0.60 to $10 per carat.