Garnets?

[SDGold]

I did a little sampling last weekend and I found all these stones in 1 unprocessed bucket. I believe these are garnets? Are they worth anything in their rough form or would it be worth it to have them faceted into jewels?

 

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[Golden-1]

depends on how rare or common they are that is all the info i really have wish i had more info for you...i think they would be worth saving for sure tho they look really cool.

 

[Sample Pan Dan]

Nice find man! Those were found in San Diego county?

 

[SDGold]

Yeah I found them on the SPMA club claim in the Pine Valley area. Tons of black sand too, most I have ever seen in 1 bucket. Material is too wet right now to process with the drywasher. I had to dry out the samples on a tarp for a day to run them through. A recirc sluice would rule, but I don't have one! At least I know where to dig now!

 

[DizzyDigger]

Nice little garnets!

Garnets are fairly common in most areas of the US, and the larger
ones can be used/sold for jewelry, but that all depends on the
quality of the stones themselves.

 

[goldenIrishman]

Hey SDGold,

For the most part Garnets are not worth all that much unless you find a rare type/color. I used to live/prospect in the Ramona area and found the plain ones all the time. A good quality yellow or green garnet can be worth more than an equal sized diamond.

The Area I live in now has Garnets out the wazoo! On average I would get 30-40 pepper corn sizes ones in a 5 gallon bucket of materials out of our wash. I have yet to find a single one at our new dig area. 100 miles makes a lot of difference in the geology.

Jeff