Andradite (Var: Demantoid)
Tamvatnei massif, Anadyrsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
10.6 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm. A wonderful, old-time, historic specimen of the famous Russian demantoids. Demantoid was first described from Russia in 1868, and the Russian examples are still some of the finest demantoids in the world. This piece is filled with sharp, lustrous, translucent soft green to yellow-green colored dodecahedra with trapzeohedral ...
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