Gem-Quality Green Cr-Bearing Andradite (var. Demantoid) from Dobšiná, Slovakia

Gem-Quality Green Cr-Bearing Andradite (var. Demantoid) from Dobšiná, Slovakia

Andradite, variety demantoid, is a rare gem mineral. We describe gem-quality garnet crystals from serpentinized harzburgites from Dobšiná, Slovakia which were faceted. Both the andradite samples were transparent, with a vitreous luster and a vivid green color. They were isotrop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ján Štubňa, Peter Bačík, Jana Fridrichová, Radek Hanus, Ľudmila Illášová, Stanislava Milovská, Radek Škoda, Tomáš Vaculovič, Slavomír Čerňanský
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
andradite
demantoid
gemstone
Raman spectroscopy
UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
gem-quality
garnet
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/3/164

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