gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS


Specimen: #17120
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 22mm x 22mm x 11mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Superb gem Garnet var. Grossular crystals with green phantoms from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. They are transparent, gem and clear up to 5mm. They have grass-green cores due to Chromium. The crystals have razor sharp rhombic dodecahedral habit and glassy luster. The quality is outstanding. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. Some contacts. On acrylic base.

Marvelous!



gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR with GREEN CHROMIAN PHANTOMS