gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #13495
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 70mm x 49mm x 12mm
Size description: Small Cabinet
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Pleasing orange colored Grossular Garnets to 2mm attractively decorated by green Diopside. Grossular crystals are transparent, gem quality with superb luster and nice color. They grow on both sides of a thin plate. Trapezohedral habit with good crystallization. The Diopsides add a nice contrast.  For references see the issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In superb condition.

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gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE