Demantoid — specimen 0143, photo © NMNHS

Demantoid — specimen 0143

Origin

Southern Africa

Namibia

Data

Weight: 0.13 ct; size: 2.99 | 2.97 | 2.08 mm; shape: round; colour: medium yellowish green; very slightly greyish; clarity: eye clean; cut: good; treatment: none.

Notes

Very clean specimen; good mixed style cut.

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More information from ‘Classification’

Demantoid

From the archaic German word ‘Demant’ which means ‘diamond’, in allusion to its very high brilliance resembling that of diamond. A green variety of andradite.