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						| LOOSE RHODOLITE GARNET     NATURAL COLOR       Hardness 7.25 - 7.5 |  
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						| Crystaline system: cubic. |  
						| Chemical properties: Mg,Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate |  
						| One finds rhodolite in a gneiss rich in biotite, in which (almandite-pyrope) is presented in the form of |  
						| small grains, or with the state of large porphyroblasts, generally deprived of geometrical contours, plagioclase |  
				
					
						| (oligoclase with andesine) is the feldspar dominating and sometimes exclusive. |  
				
					
						| This  garnet is also found in leptinites. |  
				
					
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						|  | 10.97 cts. Oval Natural Rhodolite garnet single |  
				
					
						|  |  | x | Pieces: |  | 1 Rhodolite |  | x | Type: |  | 100% Natural |  
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						|  | Color: |  | Purple-red |  |  | Shape: |  | Oval faceted |  
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						|  | Weight: |  | 10.97 Carats |  |  | Size: |  | 14.1 x 10.9  mm. |  
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						|  | Clarity: |  | NFL |  |  | Luster: |  | Excellent |  
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						|  | Treatment: |  | None (N) |  |  | Origin: |  | Madagascar |  
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						| We use a  microscopic photography system. |  | Refr. Index: |  | 1.78 |  |  | Hardness |  | 7.5 |  
						| The actual gemstone is smaller than the images shown. |  |  |  |  |  |  | Depth: 7.8 mm. |  
						|  |  |  |  | Not treated  in any way. |  
				
					
						|  | This is a virtual certificate compiled from the lab data for the gemstone being examined. Clarity is based on magnification under a 10X corrected loupe. All gemology performed by GGGems. Jean & Alain Darbellay guaranteeing that this stone is 100% natural. Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. |  
						|   Stone Price: USD 2413.00 ref:RHo1097    |  |  |  
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						|  |  | -  Scale determining the purity of a stone.  - |  |  |  
				
					
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						| FL | NFL | SI1 | SI2 | MI1 |  
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						| Flaw less | Near flaw less | Slightly included 1 | Slightly included 2 | Medium included 1 |  
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						| MI2 | MI3 | VI1 | VI2 | HI |  
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						| Medium included 2 | Medium included 3 | Very included 1 | Very included 2 | Highly included |  
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