Rainbow Garnet
A variety of Andradite
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About Rainbow Garnet
A variety of Andradite
A trade name for a variety of andradite showing a distinct iridescence in rainbow colours.
The iridescence is caused by the interference of white light with an overgrowth built of very thin lamellae, oriented parallel to {110} or other crystal faces. These lamellae have compositions close to the end-member andradite composition which alternate with lamellae with a grossular-enriched composition.
A trade name for a variety of andradite showing a distinct iridescence in rainbow colours.
The iridescence is caused by the interference of white light with an overgrowth built of very thin lamellae, oriented parallel to {110} or other crystal faces. These lamellae have compositions close to the end-member andradite composition which alternate with lamellae with a grossular-enriched composition.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
56015 (as Rainbow Garnet)
223 (as Andradite)
223 (as Andradite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:56015:5 (as Rainbow Garnet)
mindat:1:1:223:5 (as Andradite)
mindat:1:1:223:5 (as Andradite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
063bc0a3-9ef7-46ce-bc27-a6e6d375bc0a (as Rainbow Garnet)
c21d3fbc-f620-4327-a4da-8e733204786d (as Andradite)
c21d3fbc-f620-4327-a4da-8e733204786d (as Andradite)
Synonyms of Rainbow Garnet
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Rainbow Garnet
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-56015.html
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References for Rainbow Garnet
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Localities for Rainbow Garnet
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China | |
| www.mindat.org (n.d.) |
Japan | |
| - (n.d.) +1 other reference |
Niger | |
| Weiß et al. (2022) |
Weiß et al. (2022) |
Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan