colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #16689
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 21mm x 12mm x 9mm
Size description: Thumbnail
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 3mm on Diopside needles 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 Diopside. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4.  In very good condition – some small contacts. On acrylic base.
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colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE