colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR


Specimen: #20624
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 17mm x 9mm x 7mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Diamonds like jewel of rare colorless garnet var. grossular crystals to 4mm from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The colorless garnets are among the rarest in the world. The grossular crystals are super gem, completely transparent and clear like water. They have a rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization and glassy luster. Some minor diopside needles inclusions are seen too. It is fluorescent. It displays on 360 degree. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In excellent condition – some minor contacts. On acrylic base.

Gorgeous colorless garnets!

 



colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR