Gem-quality spessartine garnet and grossular garnet have been discovered in Altay, China.
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Red garnets have been mined in the Bohemian Hills of Czechoslovakia since the 16th century.
Read MoreOften thought of as a deep red gemstone, garnet can also be yellow, orange, green or brown – any color except blue.
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Bangles submitted for identification are found to be not jadeite jade, but hydrogrossular garnet, an unusual choice for this form.
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Annotated reading lists compiled on Red Pyrope Garnets from Bohemia
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An overview of the Winter 2015 Gems & Gemology content.
Read MorePyrope-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 MoreFor most of the 20th century, the principal source of fine spessartine was the area around the Little Three mine near the town of Ramona in southern California.
Read MoreGemological, chemical, spectroscopic, and microscopic properties of blue-green color-change garnets from a new deposit near Bekily, Madagascar, are given.
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