Demantoid might have eye-visible inclusions called horsetails that can raise its value.
This 3.20-carat demantoid garnet’s vivid green hue is exceptionally beautiful. In fact, it’s close to the top color for this variety. The gem is mounted in a platinum ring with diamond accents. - Courtesy A Touch of Color
These vibrant spessartine garnets are from the US state of Virginia, another important historical source for collectors. - Gift of John Bradshaw
This tsavorite garnet has an appealing green color and is a 68.82-carat gem. - Courtesy New Era Gems
Garnet comes in as wide a variety of sizes and shapes as it does colors.
Antique Pyrope Hairpin in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Chip Clark, courtesy Smithsonian Institution