Description: ***SOLD** A stunning 2.73ct Square Cut Malaya Garnet. The rich red color of this stone is absolutely beautiful. This garnet's dimensions are 7.04 x 7.33 x 5.58 mm.
Its name, Malaya Garnet, means it's from the Umba Valley in Tanzania.
The garnet family comes "in a variety of color and have many different varieties...when the term 'Garnet' is used, it is usually connotative of the dark red form; other color Garnets are usually given more descriptive gemstone terms" (minerals.net).