Stunning 5 Carat VVS (Eye Clean) Rhodolite Garnet!

This beauty is a natural Rhodolite Garnet, unheated, untreated, unenhanced in any way. It measures 10.0 X 9.3 X 6.0 mm and weighs 5.0 carats. It can be fit as a stunning pendant or an eye-popping ring! To see this gorgeous Garnet in motion, please see video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/e5Uc0YcbrCY?feature=share Garnet is January's birthstone and the traditional gift for 2nd anniversaries. But you don't have to be married or a January baby to adore this stone! Did you know Garnets are found all over the world and are classified into types that impact value beyond the 4 Cs? Of course cut, clarity, carat weight and color are important in every gemstone purchase; but Garnets' values are greatly impacted by their type. At the top of the pecking order are Malaya, Rhodolite and Spessartite Garnets. Then there are Pyropes and Umbalites, Mahenges, Hessonites and Almandines, among others (!) with Almandines being the most common and affordable.