Put simply, rhodolite garnet is rose-coloured garnet. Considered a fine gemstone, its colour may vary from pink to purplish-violet red and, like all garnets, it is celebrated for its perfect gemstone properties of brilliance, hardness (7-7.5 on the Mohs scale) and colour.

Is pink garnet valuable?

Fine quality stones in larger sizes sell for $300-$400 per carat, with the very rare Pink Malaia Garnets going for $1,000 to $3,000 per carat.

Is there a pink garnet?

Description. This gorgeous pastel pyrope garnet is a remarkably pure light pink color–a very uncommon color in garnets and very rare for a predominantly pyrope garnet.