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Doing one reduction from $550 to $495 - then it will be removed if no takers - thanks for looking!

I'm putting out some feelers on this one...I'm not really dying to sell it, to be honest, but I could really use the cash (I'm not looking for trades right now, just cash...looking to fund my next loose gem purchases as always, lol).

This color change garnet was bought by me from Gene a few months ago, I think back before this last summer. It was the one that he had up on site for awhile for $735, and I will include the pics he used as well as a couple of my own.

It is a cc garnet from the Kenya Taita-Taveta find. 1.47 ct, 6.695 mm. It's definitely a collector's gem - it's a darker gem that, like many color change garnets, looks best with a lot of sunlight or incandescent light. This one is a teal green in daylight, a purple in incandescent, and a bluer green in mixed lighting. I've seen Gene comment that the best cc garnet rough he found was always the darkest, hence I assume why he chose this piece for cutting. Though darker, this gem has a beautiful greenish color in daylight and the purple color change is equally as pretty; I usually see some gorgeous sparkle on this gem too, which came as a bit of a pleasant surprise.

About the pics - my pics don't show the daytime color quite as accurately as they should, but it was the best I could get. I think Gene's first pics is more accurate overall. His second pic doesn't show the purple color, it shows a mix of two different lighting conditions. You're not really going to see that color (the one is his second pic) all that often; you'll usually see green/teal or purple in incandescent.

This gem is not completely clean, but when viewed from the top you really can't see much, if any inclusions; you can see a couple of them when viewing it upside down, but they shouldn't affect setting, and they appear minor. Actually, Gene didn't even mention anything about them to me when I bought this, so I think they're pretty minor. Especially since they're so hard to see face up!

It has never been set. That's part of why I'm offering it now; I just don't think I'll set it. My asking price is pretty firm (I know from what Gene told me during our communication before the sale that $550 is what he paid for the rough alone!!) He had the retail on this gem listed at $1470. It's a very rare gem, cut by Gene - you're unlikely to ever see another quite like this one.

Shipping on this one will be within the U.S. only, shipping price included in asking price. Please contact me with any questions, and thanks for looking!