GIA Education - “Rainbow” andradite garnet is a rare garnet type found only in a few places in the world, including Nara, Japan; Sonora, Mexico; and Nevada and New Mexico, USA. Its
![Andradite rainbow garnet - Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - Thumbnail - JA4-02 - Bob Griffis Minerals Andradite rainbow garnet - Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - Thumbnail - JA4-02 - Bob Griffis Minerals](https://www.bobgriffis.com/photos/thumbs/L1724-2.jpg?ver=1689185526)
Andradite rainbow garnet - Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - Thumbnail - JA4-02 - Bob Griffis Minerals
![Increasingly rare iridescent andradite or "rainbow garnet" from Nara Prefecture, Japan : r/rockhounds Increasingly rare iridescent andradite or "rainbow garnet" from Nara Prefecture, Japan : r/rockhounds](https://preview.redd.it/increasingly-rare-iridescent-andradite-or-rainbow-garnet-v0-hgvtq8ll7fia1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1cde66764b198d747af450dbcb05540ce38e33e3)
Increasingly rare iridescent andradite or "rainbow garnet" from Nara Prefecture, Japan : r/rockhounds
![Andradite rainbow garnet - Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - Thumbnail - JA4-03 - Bob Griffis Minerals Andradite rainbow garnet - Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - Thumbnail - JA4-03 - Bob Griffis Minerals](https://www.bobgriffis.com/photos/large/1725-3.jpg)