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.

See:

Andradite

Demantoid — specimen 0143, photo © NMNHS

Material from ‘Repository’

2 specimens: 0143 — 0.13 ct, Namibia; 0240 — 0.15 ct, Namibia.

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