gem VESUVIANITE var. CHROMIAN


Specimen: #18244
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 24mm x 18mm x 8mm
Size description: Toenail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Fascinating grass-green colored Chromian Vesuvianite crystals – the rarest and most desirable color from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. They have very saturated dark green color due to Chromium. The quality is superb – translucent to gem crystals with lustrous faces which strongly reflect the light giving superb sparkling appearance. Rare Chromian Vesuvianite from this great now closed mine. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. Some contacts. On acrylic base.

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gem VESUVIANITE var. CHROMIAN

gem VESUVIANITE var. CHROMIAN

gem VESUVIANITE var. CHROMIAN

gem VESUVIANITE var. CHROMIAN