An Early Byzantine Engraved Almandine from the Garibpet Deposit, Telangana State, India: Evidence for Garnet Trade Along the Ancient Maritime Silk Road
H. Albert Gilg, Karl Schmetzer, and Ulrich Schüssler, August 6, 2018
Analyses the chemical composition and inclusion characteristics of this ancient artefact.
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New Chromium- and Vanadium-Bearing Garnets from Tranoroa, Madagascar
Karl Schmetzer, Thomas Hainschwang, June 1, 2002
Pyrope-spessartine garnets from Tranoroa, in southern Madagascar, contain appreciable Cr and somewhat lower V contents.
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Bohemian Garnet – Today
Jochen Schlüter and Wolfgang Weitschat, September 1, 1991
Red garnets have been mined in the Bohemian Hills of Czechoslovakia since the 16th century.
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A Proposed New Classification for Gem-Quality Garnets
Carol M. Stockton and D. Vincent Manson, December 1, 1985
Eight garnet species are defined and methods of identification are described.
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Pyrope-Spessartine Garnets with Unusual Colour Behaviour
D. Vincent Manson and Carol M. Stockton, December 1, 1984
Unusual colour-change garnets.
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Gem Andradite Garnets
Carol M. Stockton and D. Vincent Manson, December 1, 1983
Gem-quality andradites are easy to distinguish chemically from other types of gem garnets.
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Two Notable Colour-Change Garnets
Carol M. Stockton, June 1, 1982
The gemmological properties and chemical compositions of two unusual colour-change garnets are reviewed.
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Gem Garnets in The Red-To-Violet Colour Range
D. Vincent Manson and Carol M. Stockton, December 1, 1981
This article shows that the characteristic of colour appears to have little correlation with variations in bulk (not trace) composition or physical properties.
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The Andradites of San Benito County, California
Tedd Payne, September 1, 1981
Mines in San Benito County, California, produce andradite in various colours; some are chatoyant.
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Determining Garnet Composition from Magnetic Susceptibility and Other Properties
Donald B. Hoover
Quantitative measurements of magnetic susceptibility combined with RI or SG data can provide an easy and inexpensive way of inferring garnet composition.
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