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Definition of Demantoid
1. Noun. A green andradite used as a gemstone.
Definition of Demantoid
1. n. A yellow-green, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence the name.
Definition of Demantoid
1. Noun. a green garnet ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demantoid
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Medical Definition of Demantoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Demantoid
Literary usage of Demantoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"It is very little used in jewellery, and is often confounded with
the "Green-Garnet" (demantoid) of the Urals, which is a much softer stone, but
one which ..."
2. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni, Amos Peaslee Brown (1908)
"Some varieties as Topaz- olite and demantoid are valued as gems. iv. Only slightly
attacked by hydrochloric acid or insoluble in acids. ..."
3. Geological record (1887)
"[A lime-iron Garnet, demantoid, ... original " demantoid " is doubtful. Prof,
vom Rath adds some footnotes. FWR Lovisato, Dr. D. Nuovi oggetti litici della ..."
4. Precious Stones; a Book of Reference for Jewellers by Wallis Richard Cattelle (1903)
"Hardness varies from 6, that of demantoid, the softest variety, to 7.5 to 8, ...
demantoid under blow-pipes fuses to a black bead. Color, red in all shades, ..."
5. The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana, 1837-1868 by James Dwight Dana, Edward Salisbury Dana (1892)
"demantoid occurs p _ » m serpentine. ... Among the varieties of the calcium-iron
garnet, andradite, the beautiful green demantoid or ..."
6. A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and by Julius Wodiska (1918)
"The demantoid garnet (often unfortunately and incorrectly called "olivine" in the
... The luster, too, is diamond-like as the name "demantoid" signifies. ..."
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