gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS, PREHNITE


Specimen: #12496
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 28mm x 21mm x 18mm
Size description: Toenail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Superb jewels of Garnet var. Grossular to 4mm with green phantoms. The crystals are gem, with rich green cores, which are result of Chromium, surrounded by transparent, colorless areas. Rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization, glassy luster and irresistible color. Some Prehnite crystals form the base. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. Some damages. On acrylic base.

Gorgeous!



gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS, PREHNITE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS, PREHNITE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS, PREHNITE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS, PREHNITE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS, PREHNITE