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Ch. 12: Beryl - Garnet

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PRECIOUS STONES.
with the minerals mentioned under "Diamond." In the United States it is found in Arizona (Arizona Ruby), in Colorado (Colorado Ruby) and in New Mexico. It also occurs in Mexico.
Almandine, which is known under the various names Precious Garnet, Common Garnet, and Oriental Garnet,
was the Carbunculus Alabandicus of Pliny, being' named after Alabanda in Caria, which, if not a locality where it occurs, was at any rate an important trading centre for it. The colour is red of a deep shade in the gem variety, some­times inclining to a columbine red; the brownish red shades are used under the name of Vermeille (see Pyrope), but this kind is less valued. It often occurs transparent.
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