Pyrope-spessartine garnets from Tranoroa, in southern Madagascar, contain appreciable Cr and somewhat lower V contents.
Read MoreMalaya garnets from Bekily, Madagascar, are predominantly pink to pinkish orange, with some stones orange to red.
Read MoreGemmological, chemical, spectroscopic and microscopic properties of blue-green colour-change garnets from a new deposit near Bekily, Madagascar, are given.
Read MoreDemantoid, green andradite garnet, was discovered in the Central Ural Mountains of Russia in the mid-19th century.
Read MoreExposure of some colourless to pale-hued African grossulars to either 60Co or 137Cs gamma rays turns them light yellow-green.
Read MorePyrope garnets occur in near-colourless to light orange and pink, as well as the familiar red.
Read MoreEight garnet species are defined and methods of identification are described.
Read MoreGem-quality andradites are easy to distinguish chemically from other types of gem garnets.
Read MoreAn overview of previous red-to-violet garnet classification schemes and a proposal for a new one.
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