colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #19599
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 55mm x 25mm x 24mm
Size description: Small Cabinet
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Splendid and rare colorless grossular garnet crystals to 3mm with a spiky diopside from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The colorless garnets are among the rarest in the world. The garnet crystals are gem with a superb luster. They have a sharp rhombic dodecahedral habit. On the back side white diopside needles densely cover the base. One garnet crystal grows above. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In very good condition – some contacts.

Choice colorless grossular!

 



colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE