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Price: With the exception of the small pieces in the lower right photo (typically $5 to $15 each), most specimens are priced in the $40 to $150 range. Larger specimens (not shown) are costly and are a few hundred dollars. The malachite ashtray (lower left photo) sold for $120.
Prices for faceted tsavorite start around $100/carat. The most costly variety of garnet is the Russian demantoid garnet. Prices for unset demantoid garnets are usually well over $100/carat and can be as much as $400-$500/carat or more. Rough (uncut) garnets cost considerably less than their professionally cut counterparts.