Rainbow Garnet

Also known as
  • Rainbow Andradite
Variety of
Andradite
AndraditeCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

Where it forms, where it's found

2recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Synonyms

  • Rainbow Andradite

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1984Akizuki, Mizuhiko, Nakai, Hiroto, Suzuki, Teruo (1984) Origin of iridescence in grandite garnet. American Mineralogist, 69 (9-10) 896-901
  2. 1994Clark, Gerald (1994) "Rainbow Garnet": Das Geheimnis der irisierenden Andradite aus Mexiko ["Rainbow Garnet": The secret of the iridescent Andradite from Mexico]. Lapis, 19 (4). 23-26
  3. 2006Hainschwang, Thomas, Notari, Franck (2006) The Cause of Iridescence in Rainbow Andradite From Nara, Japan. Gems & Gemology, 42 (4). 248-258 doi:10.5741/gems.42.4.248DOI: 10.5741/gems.42.4.248
  4. 2017NAKAMURA, Yurie, KURIBAYASHI, Takahiro, NAGASE, Toshiro, IMAI, Hiroyuki (2017) Cation ordering in iridescent garnet from Tenkawa village, Nara prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 112 (2) 97-101 doi:10.2465/jmps.161114a DOI: 10.2465/jmps.161114a
  5. 2017nationalgemlab.in (2017) https://nationalgemlab.in/rainbow-garnet/
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Rainbow Garnet — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/rainbow-garnet-56015},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}