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English
Etymology
Named by Nils Gustaf Nordenskiøld from German Demant (“diamond”) in allusion to its very high brilliance.
Noun
demantoid (countable and uncountable, plural demantoids)
- A green garnet.
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Demantoid”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “demantoid”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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