Demantoid
Demantoid
Demantoid

Demantoid

Sale price€34,00
SKU: A474
Antezambato, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Madagascar
Abundant good, olive-green crystals with a light brownish matrix form a pretty small specimen of the Demantoids, which are no longer mined.
2.2x1.8x1.4 cm
5.8 g

Demantoid belongs to the Garnet Supergroup, more precisely to Andradite, and is therefore an iron/calcium silicate with a cubic crystal structure. The mostly pale green crystals have a medium hardness (Mohs 6-7.5).