{"product_id":"malaya-peach-garnet-4mm-round-loose-gemstones-per-stone","title":"Malaya Peach Garnet | 4mm Round Loose Gemstones | Per Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalibrated 4mm Malaya garnets from Ampanihy, Toliara Province, Madagascar — a locality producing some of the most sought-after material of this variety currently on the market. Malaya (also spelled \"Malaia,\" from the Swahili word for \"outcast\") is a trade name for pyrope-spessartine garnets that fall outside the classical red pyrope or orange spessartine color ranges, occupying instead a distinctive peach coloring. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadagascar has emerged as one of the primary sources for fine Malaya material, alongside the variety's original East African localities in Tanzania and Kenya. Ampanihy-origin stones are valued for strong color saturation and the warm, shifting tones that make Malaya garnet distinctive under different light sources — many stones exhibit a subtle but perceptible color shift between daylight and incandescent lighting, moving toward a warmer, more orange-red in tungsten light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarnet as a species accepts no treatments — no heat enhancement, fracture filling, or coating is applied or practiced for this variety. Origin color and character are entirely natural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Ampanihy, Toliara Province, Madagascar\u003cbr\u003e\nSpecies: Garnet\u003cbr\u003e\nVariety: Malaya (Pyrope-Spessartine)\u003cbr\u003e\nCut: Round (faceted), calibrated\u003cbr\u003e\nSize: 4mm\u003cbr\u003e\nColor: Orange-pink to peach\u003cbr\u003e\nTreatment: None\u003cbr\u003e\nHardness: 7–7.5 Mohs\u003cbr\u003e\nRefractive Index: 1.74–1.78 (varies with Fe\/Mn ratio)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials: Malaya Garnet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gem Enthusiast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47538823921851,"sku":"MG4mm","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/8214\/1627\/files\/il_fullxfull.7790101906_nrlp.jpg?v=1773847491","url":"https:\/\/gementhusiast.shop\/products\/malaya-peach-garnet-4mm-round-loose-gemstones-per-stone","provider":"Gem Enthusiast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}