Demantoid garnet

Demantoid garnet at a Glance
	Material Type	Gems, Garnets
	Colors	Green, Yellow-green, Gold
	Rarity	Quest-Only
	Cultural Relevance	None
	Required for Alterations	Yes

Demantoid garnet is a green gemstone variety of the mineral andradite, a member of the garnet group of minerals. The green coloration is caused by chromium. Demantoid garnet has a misnomer olivine (peridot). It is highly refractive, which is atypical for garnets.

Primarily green, the exact shade ranges from a very strong yellowish green to nearly the color of a fine emerald. Some stones have a brownish cast, due to iron. The dispersion is unusually high and is often visible as "fire" (rainbow-colored flashes of light) although in some cases, the green color can render this effect less noticeable. More intense greens are generally highly valued, but lighter stones of yellowish-green display substantially more fire.

Demantoid garnet often contains inclusions of chrysotile, which radiate out from a very small crystal of chromite and appear as feathery golden threads that tend to curve and resemble the tail of a horse and are therefore referred to as horsetail inclusions. Such inclusions can only be found in demantoid and can be regarded as desirable features.

In Elanthia, demantoid garnet has been described as being a softly green gemstone with distinctive fibrous inclusions resembling horse-tails.

Alteration Rules

This material is required for alterations.

Items

Item	Source is	Rarity is
Carved black gold panther ring with faceted demantoid garnet eyes	Looty Booty (1), Looty Booty (3), Looty Booty (2)	festival
Gloomwood mirror inset with a demantoid garnet	Hollow Eve Festival 439/Raffles
Herd of brawny Zeharca horses carved from chaos chalcedonies	Limited Treasures (4)
Orichalcum neithrel band featuring a large demantoid garnet ring	Hollow Eve Festival 410/Auction

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