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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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Demantoid Garnet Fossil Pseudomorphs
In these two extremely rare specimens, demantoid garnet replaced coral and gastropod fossils.
Summer 2012 Gem News International
Purplish Pink Spinel from Tajikistan: Before and After Cutting
In November 2008, the Bangkok laboratory was fortunate to have an opportunity to briefly examine seven stones that the client had faceted from this parcel.
Demantoid from Val Malenco, Italy: Review and Update
New data are presented for demantoid from Val Malenco, Italy, as obtained by classical gemological methods.
Spessartine Garnet from Ramona, San Diego County, California
For 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.
Garnets from Madagascar with a Color Change of Blue-Green to Purple
Gemological, chemical, spectroscopic, and microscopic properties of blue-green color-change garnets from a new deposit near Bekily, Madagascar, are given.
Russian Demantoid, Czar of the Garnet Family
Demantoid, green andradite garnet, was discovered in the Central Ural Mountains of Russia in the mid-19th century.
A Status Report on Gemstones from Afghanistan
An overview of the plentiful and various gem materials being discovered and produced in Afghanistan.
A Proposed New Classification for Gem-Quality Garnets
Eight garnet species are defined and methods of identification are described.
Sri Lanka: The Gem Island
An overview of the many types of gem-quality material, and its inclusions, currently found in Sri Lanka.
