Mandarin
Garnet is a synonym for Spessartine Garnet. They are
refered to as Mandarin Garnet in allussion
to their color similarity to Mandarin oranges. The bright
orange colors of Mandarin Garnets indicate that they
are closer to pure Spessartine than darker red colored
Spessartine gems which indicates a higher content
of Almandine. For more information please
see the Spessartine
information page.
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