Demantoid
Demantoid

Demantoid

€54,00
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SKU: A525
Antezambato, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Madagascar
Excellent, highly lustrous, olive-green crystals with a light brownish matrix form a pretty small specimen of the Demantoids that are no longer mined.
2.7x1.8x0.9 cm
6.2 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).