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Find Out MoreA rare little 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold brooch of a butterfly that was made in the early 1900s. It is set with two demantoidA sub-variety of andradite and the moat valuable of the garnets, the colour ranges from dark green (hence sometimes miscalled "Uralian emerald") to yellowish-green (hence sometimes miscalled "olivine"). It is the most expensive and rare of garnet gemstones. It has many similarities with the diamond ("demant"), hence its name (meaning 'diamond-like'), but it ... garnets. Demantoid garnets are a brilliant green variety of andradite garnetDescribes a group of several closely related minerals. Garnets come in a variety of colours, however the most common colour is dark red. In descriptions, ‘garnet’ tends to refer to dark red stones unless otherwise specified., coloured by chromium and ferric iron. They are considered to be the rarest and most valuable member of the garnet group of minerals. They were discovered in the Central Ural mountains of Russia in the mid-19th century and were a favourite of the Czar’s court. After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 mining of these gems were halted. In the EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). period they were still being imported to England and set in to jewellery such as this little piece.
Unmarked, tested to 18ct gold
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