Please read my seller policies before buying.
If you are not sure how big this is , make certain you check on a measure marked in millimeters... the standard for measuring gems.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
We hold special sales from time to time. We raise money for the charity Cats Anonymous. We have thousands of items to sell, and upload new stock regularly. Please come back often.
PLEASE NOTE: We ship with tracking, which is not cheap. During sales, your order MUST TOTAL AT LEAST $100 US IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE SALE PRICE, or a shipping charge MAY apply. Shipping with tracking is not cheap, and Etsy insists on it. If not sure, please ask!

Any questions, Please ask. A gemologist for decades, I am now retired, have no degrees or letters after my name and so my appraisal may or may not be accepted by insurance companies. I can provide my signed and sealed appraisla for an additional $5. If you prefer, I can provide a written appraisal signed and sealed by a master valuer ( at time of this listing I am using Steven Knight GG, R.M.V., CJA-CAP) for approx. $40. I am conservative in my estimates, so his appraisals are almost always higher than mine. You have to ask for and pay for the master valuer's appraisal before I ship out, as he has to examine the gem in his lab.

My selling prices are determined by my cost. Many items were purchased decades ago when prices were considerably less.

For those that do not want to settle for imitations, this is a chance to buy real gems at good prices. All gems have been examined by at least one gemologist. Many by a master valuer. There are an incredible number of fake gems out there. All my gems are earth mined, genuine gems. Why settle for imitations. Supply and demand rules in true gem buying as in every other human investment.
Each earth mined gem is a unique work of art, unlike the lab produced stones that can be produced in unlimited quantities.
Even worse than the lab produced stones are the glass enhanced ones....almost worthless.
Some people will never understand why people buy an original work of art when they can buy a poster for next to nothing.
Earth mined gems are for those that do. Invest in quality.

Garnet is the birthstone for those born in January. The name “garnet” comes from the Latin word “Garanatus,” meaning “seedlike,” in reference to a pomegranate. They have been used since the bronze age as gemstones.