demantoidn.
/diːˈmantɔɪd/ A green variety of andradite having a brilliant lustre.
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1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) 442 Demantoid is a grass green to emerald-green variety [of garnet] with brilliant luster.
1897 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 346 The demantoid or Bobrovka garnet.
1920 Brit. Museum Return 144 Demantoid with fibrous enclosures.
1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 29/2 The grass green demantoid is used as a gemstone and possesses high refractive and dispersive power.
1971 Materials & Technol. II. viii. 519 By far the most valued garnet at the present time is the brilliant green demantoid.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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