colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with DIOPSIDE inclusions


Specimen: #16265
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 31mm x 23mm x 8mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Rare colorless gem Grossular Garnet crystals to 7mm with inclusions of Diopside from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The Garnet crystals are transparent, gem quality with superb luster and clear. They are with sharp rhombic dodecahedral habit. The Garnets are impaled on white Diopside needles. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4.  In superb condition. On acrylic base.
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colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with DIOPSIDE inclusions

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with DIOPSIDE inclusions

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with DIOPSIDE inclusions

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with DIOPSIDE inclusions