gem colorless GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #17677
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 34mm x 28mm x 20mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Outstanding jewel of colorless and gem Garnet var. Grossular crystals to 20mm with green Diopside from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The crystals are super gem and water clear. The dominant crystal at the top has light cream hue. They have very sharp rhombic-dodecahedral habit and glassy luster. The base is formed by green Diopside crystals. Top quality colorless Garnet from this closed mine. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. Some outside edge contacts. On acrylic base.

Astounding!



gem colorless GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem colorless GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem colorless GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem colorless GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem colorless GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE