demantoid

English

Etymology

Named by Nils Gustaf Nordenskiøld from German Demant (“diamond”) in allusion to its very high brilliance.

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Noun

demantoid (countable and uncountable, plural demantoids)

  1. A green garnet.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Demantoid”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “demantoid”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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