Grossular-andradite series — specimen 0504, photo © NMNHS

Grossular-andradite series — specimen 0504

Origin

West Africa

Mali

Grossular-andradite series — specimen 0504, locality map

Data

Weight: 0.38 ct; size: 4.93 | 4.23 | 3.04 mm; shape: oval; colour: medium orangey yellow; very slightly brownish; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.

Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Ovalimixtum ST’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

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More information from ‘Classification’

Grossular-andradite series

Known under the name grandite (Mali garnet); intermediate in composition between grossular and andradite; contains iron; occurs in Mali, West Africa.