colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #19538
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 16mm x 15mm x 10mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Diamonds like and rare colorless garnet var. grossular crystals to 4mm with diopside from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The colorless garnets are among the rarest in the world. The grossular crystals are super gem, completely transparent and clear like water. They have rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization and glassy luster. Some neat green dots are seen inside. Green diopside covers the base. 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, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE