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Demantoid — specimen 0240, photo © NMNHS
Demantoid — specimen 0240, photo © NMNHS

Demantoidspecimen 0240

Origin

Southern Africa
Namibia
Demantoid — specimen 0240, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.15 ct; size: 3.06 | 3.04 | 2.11 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.

Other specimens
Demantoid — specimen 0143

More information from ‘Classification’


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.