demantoid

NOUN
  1. a green andradite used as a gemstone
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How To Use demantoid In A Sentence

  • Gem varieties include topazolite, similar in color and transparency to topaz; demantoid, a green variety with a high dispersion and adamantine luster, sometimes miscalled olivine and Uralian emerald; and black melanite.
  • Five slightly smaller clusters encircle the center, each with a faceted demantoid green garnet at its center.
  • There are varieties of andradite that include, demantoid, which is the most valuable of all garnets, melanite (opaque, black), and topazolite (yellow).
  • The use of "demantoid" alone, if a noun may be made from the adjective, would avoid both the confusion with the mineral olivine, and the cheapening effect of the word garnet, and would at the same time suggest some of the most striking properties of the material. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
  • The stones are frequently referred to as "demantoid garnets" on account of their diamond-like luster and dispersion. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
  • Andradite garnet, of the variety known as demantoid, from its diamond-like properties, and which is usually sold under the misleading name "olivine" in the trade, comes from the western slopes of the Ural A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
  • The light colored andradite varieties topazolite and demantoid occur mainly in serpentinites and chlorite schists.
  • The third major find in recent years is green andradite, some of which may be considered demantoid.
  • Peridot (chrysolite), demantoid garnet ( "olivine"), jade A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
  • The andradite garnets furnish the brilliant, nearly emerald green demantoids (so often called A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
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