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Garnet
Garnets are a set of closely related minerals forming a group, with gemstones in almost every color.
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A Red Herring in a Red Garnet
Luminescent Synthetic Garnet-Like Crystals
Demantoid Garnet with Giant Fluid Inclusion
Update on Ametrine from the Yuruty Mine, Bolivia
Fine Corundum, Demantoid Garnet
Ginger Garnet, “Fancy” Tanzanite
More on Virtu Gem’s Ethical Supply Chain Practices
An update on Virtu Gem’s mission to improve artisanal mining and gem trading practices in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia.
The Elahera Gem Field in Central Sri Lanka
The Elahera gem field currently provides approximately 35% of the gemstones exported from Sri Lanka.
Beyond Beauty: A Garnet Necklace Decoded
Unheated and Unusual Colors
Update on the Green Dragon Demantoid Mine in Namibia
The Cause of Iridescence in Rainbow Andradite from Nara, Japan
“Rainbow” andradite from Nara, Japan, occurs as relatively small orangy brown crystals that show attractive iridescence in almost the entire range of the spectrum.
