GARNET var. ANDRADITE var. MELANITE
Specimen: #14417
Locality: Sokolovskoe Iron Mine (Sokolovskiy Mine; Sokolnoye Mine), Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan
Size: 35mm x 27mm x 27mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD
Superb lustrous and slightly gemmy crystals of Garnet var. Andradite var. Melanite from Kazakhstan. The Melanites are black with perfect, razor-sharp crystallization and strong luster. They are attractively arranged and have truncated rhombic dodecahedral habit. Some damages.
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