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Umba

(#37055484)

The Blues Singer

Familiar

Foolish Prince

Energy: 50 50

Personal Style

Apparel

Skin

Scene

Physical Attributes

Battle Stats

Measurements

Length

0.59 m

Wingspan

1.14 m

Weight

1.51 kg

Genetics

Garnet
Jaguar

Periwinkle
Bee

Sanddollar
Runes

Hatchday

Nov 02, 2017
(7 years)

Breed

Adult
Fae

Eye Type

Shadow
Common

Level 1 Fae

EXP: 0 / 245

STR

AGI

DEF

QCK

INT

VIT

MND

Lineage

Parents

Offspring

none

Biography

A free baby from Wintersolace! Thanks so much, she's my first bee dragon and I will treasure her always! She's named after the Umba Valley near the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. It's one of the places you find colour-changing garnets and also certain types of sapphires. I'M SORRY SATELLITE TOOK YOUR ACCENT ;V;

Smol Pixel Hatchling Adopt by Logain

Usambara “Umba” Blues was found by a pair of musicians in the Sunbeam Ruins. Her egg had become separated from her nest in the Tangled Wood when a flood had occurred, leaving the young fae an orphan. The two musicians adopted the baby when it hatched, but felt like she was better off in an environment where she wouldn’t be targeted by the various arms of the law currently pursuing them. They sought out the Lair of Many References and though it was a tearful goodbye, Umba still visits them every day. Brisby was the one that raised her, so Umba looks up to her pseudo-mother immensely.

Umba is a talented singer and dancer and has enthusiasm in spades. She speaks with a lisp and though she has some streetwise training from the musicians, she’s still got a lot to learn. Her fearlessness has gotten her into trouble many times before as well. She loves her Uncle Cake and Dada Elwo though...they let her get away with murder!

Headshot Adopt by CoolCatCaden

Doodle by Skarlette

Identifying Colour-Change Garnet
Theoretically, the garnet group is comprised of two mineral series - the aluminum silicates, consisting of pyrope, almandite and spessartite; and the calcium silicates, consisting of uvarovite, grossularite and andradite. The main differences among these members are slight variations in color, density and refractive index. Despite being distinct species with very distinct compositions, all garnet varieties share the same crystal structure; rhombic dodecahedron, twelve-sided crystals with rhombic faces. This crystal form is the hallmark of all garnet gemstones and minerals.

Other than the ability to change hue, color change garnet is identical to malaya (malaia) garnet by composition. Color change garnet can be easily identified from other garnet when viewed under different light sources. Color change garnet can sometimes be mistaken for alexandrite, but can easily be distinguished by its distinct level of hardness. Alexandrite is also rarely found in larger sizes, often weighing less than just a half carat, whereas color change garnet is commonly found in sizes well over one carat.

Color Change Garnet Origin and Gemstone Sources
As a group, garnet gemstones are a relatively common occurrence that form in highly metamorphosed rocks and igneous formations under extremely high pressure and temperatures. Today, the leading supplier of color change garnet is East Africa, particularly the Umba Valley in Tanzania. Other notable sources include Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Madagascar, Norway, Tunduru and the USA.

Color change garnet from East Africa is typically a mix of spessartite, grossularite and varying ratios of almandine or pyrope. The color-change is typically greenish-yellow to brown under transmitted fluorescent light and purplish-red under reflected fluorescent light; under incandescent light the color shifts from reddish-orange to red. Spessartite-grossular-pyrope specimens typically appear light bluish-green under transmitted fluorescent light and violet-purple under reflected fluorescent light; under incandescent light, the color shifts from light-red to purplish-red.

(Gem Select: Colour-changing Garnet)

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