New SLC purchases I received

[Blossom]

I ordered two of the rhodolite garnets from their last show and received them a few days ago. None of the stones were bright with open color as the rings displayed on tv had, so I sent them back yesterday. They had darker areas on all stones, almost looked blackened, where did not have the open color. That is why this stone is used primarily in very small pieces as accents, because the bigger you go, no open color. And I am speaking only of the Orissa rhodolite garnets.

Others here have voiced their displeasure w/garnet being so dark it was almost black. Kinda defeats the purpose.

[Gem Lover]

I sent back all of mine from that last show, it was all very dark with bright red flashes and my smaller ones that I for were red like regular rhodolite, none of it looked even close to my other Orissia material.