Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 28766
On jade" (massive garnet) from the Bushveld in the Western Transvaal"

On jade" (massive garnet) from the Bushveld in the Western Transvaal"

Journal Article
Hall, A.L. (1925) On jade" (massive garnet) from the Bushveld in the Western Transvaal". Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, Vol. 27, pp. 39–55.
Sinkankas/Born No.: 2680  |  RWHL
gems, jade, jade identification, jadeite, fei cui, nephrite, jade imitations, hydrogrossular garnet, transvaal jade,
Sinkankas: First competent geological/mineralogical investigation of massive jade-like grossular garnet, the so-called “Transvaal jade.” Properties & compositions determined and comments made on suitability as a gem material. Most important deposits on Farm Buffelsfontein No. 205; a minor deposit found in Sekukuniland.
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