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Pair of Demantoid Garnets
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Pair of Demantoid Garnets
Ural Mountains, Russia
Demantoid is the green gem variety of andradite garnet; its name comes from its high refractive index, which gives well-cut demantoids (such as these) rainbow flashes of "fire" like diamonds. (The name "demantoid" means diamond-like.) These two garnets are relatively free of inclusions.
The present pair of transparent green rectangular cushion brilliant-cut garnets may have been cut from the same rough in order to have matched their color so well. The first, weighing approximately 2.68 carats and measuring 8.0 x 6.8 x 5.3 mm; the second, weighing approximately 2.43 carats and measuring 7.6 x 6.8 x 5.3 mm. (2)
Demantoid is the green gem variety of andradite garnet; its name comes from its high refractive index, which gives well-cut demantoids (such as these) rainbow flashes of "fire" like diamonds. (The name "demantoid" means diamond-like.) These two garnets are relatively free of inclusions.
The present pair of transparent green rectangular cushion brilliant-cut garnets may have been cut from the same rough in order to have matched their color so well. The first, weighing approximately 2.68 carats and measuring 8.0 x 6.8 x 5.3 mm; the second, weighing approximately 2.43 carats and measuring 7.6 x 6.8 x 5.3 mm. (2)

