One of the best Manganoan Vesuvianite specimen from a single, top and unique pocket. It displays intergrown crystals sticking out all over. The perfectly flat terminated crystals are gem. They have an amazing color variation from purple to very saturated and rich fuchsia-purple at the caps and some apple-green areas. The luster is very strong and the crystals are transparent and glassy. That is the most intense color that the mine produced in just one single pocket. The colorfulness of the specimen is unbelievable.  For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. Some contacts.
Exceptional world grade quality Manganoan Vesuvianite!