Raspberry Umbalite Garnet - Tanzania - 2.51ct
A saturated crimson-raspberry Umbalite from Tanzania’s Umba River, selected for its depth of color, exceptional clarity, and unaltered natural character.
At 2.51 carats, this cushion-cut garnet presents a substantial face-up presence while retaining the architectural proportions that make the cushion shape so compelling. Its vivid red-pink body color moves between raspberry, crimson, and deep wine tones as the stone turns, with flashes of intense pink-red brilliance emerging through the pavilion.
The stone is natural, unheated, and untreated, allowing its color and character to remain entirely its own. Its stated VVS1 clarity gives the stone an unusually clean appearance, while the elongated cushion silhouette creates a broad, structured visual plane rather than the compact appearance of a traditional square cushion.
Sourced from the Umba River region of Tanzania, this is a gemstone chosen not simply for color, but for the relationship between material, proportion, light, and structure.
A stone for the collector who understands that rarity is not always loud.
The Dante Bianco Standard
Every stone offered by the House is selected for more than its nominal rarity. Color, proportion, clarity, cutting, material integrity, and the way a gemstone responds to light are considered together. A gemstone must possess a character worthy of being preserved; and, when appropriate, incorporated into a future House creation.