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Garnet

Garnets are a set of closely related minerals forming a group, with gemstones in almost every color.

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169493_636x271.jpg. Garnet Crystal Inclusion Photomicrograph

W15-GNI-fig3_194198-468x443.jpg. Raman spectra of demantoid

W15-GNI-Figure-1_green_194192-468x351.jpg. Demantoid crystal with two-phase fluid inclusion

fig22-636x333.jpg. Color of three “color-change” pyrope garnets, reproduced using color space coordinates

FA16-GNI-Fig8-Comp_207926-636x397.jpg. Internal features of purple pyrope-almandine garnet from Manica Province, Mozambique

SU16-MW-Figure-9_203668-468x468.jpg. Quartz cabochon with garnet “inclusion”

FA16-GNI-Figure-7_207934-636x358.jpg. Purple pyrope-almandine garnets from Manica Province, Mozambique

F15-Sun-Figure-21_194329-468x271.jpg. Color difference vs. hue angle difference plots for “color-change pyrope garnets

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