Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Garnet var. Andradite "Rainbow"
Kohse, Japan
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Iridescent
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| Origin Location |
Kohse, Japan |
| Description |
A single garnet crystal from the famous deposits in Kohse, Japan. These once abundant specimens are now becoming increasingly difficult to find, and expensive, as the collecting of this material has been banned by the Japanese Government, and is aggressively enforced. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Iridescent |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Thumbnail |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Andradite: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
tricalcium iron silicon oxygen *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Meteorite - Taenite/ Kamacite (Campo de Cielo) Epidote Beryl var. Aquamarine/Heliodor Corundum var. Sapphire Danburite Ulexite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s):
garnet
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Search Wikipedia: Garnet (Wiki)
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Search Wikipedia: Andradite "Rainbow" (Wiki)
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Search Web Mineral DB: Andradite "Rainbow"
Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Andradite "Rainbow"
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