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Mandarin garnet

Mandarin garnet cabochons
(man'-da-rin-gar-net')

20th c.; s; lat. granatum; port. mandarim; sansk. mantri/mantra

Rare garnet from the spessartite variety, referring to the color the fruit, also color of the dress worn by the high public official in the Imperial China
Color
ight to dark yellow orange to brown orange
Family
Aluminum and manganese silicate
Chemical composition
Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal system
Cubic
Hardness (Mohs scale)
7 - 7,5
Specific gravity
4,15 ±0,10
Refractive index
1,78 to 1,83
Birefringence
Invisible
Optical character
Single refractive
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