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Melanite — specimen 0641, photo © NMNHS
Melanite
—
specimen 0641
Origin
Southern Africa
South Africa
Data
Weight:
0.80 ct;
size:
6.70 | 4.13 | 2.83 mm;
shape:
octagon;
colour:
black;
clarity:
opaque;
cut:
excellent;
treatment:
none.
Notes
Clean specimen; design ‘Octangulum’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.
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Melanite
From the Greek word
μελανός (melanos)
, ‘black’. A black Ti-bearing variety of andradite garnet.
Gemmology — gemstones
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