colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #19799
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 44mm x 26mm x 24mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Diamonds like and rare colorless garnet var. grossular crystals to 3mm 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 a rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization and glassy luster. Some grass-green phantoms are seen inside. Light green diopside needles are seen too. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. Some contacts.

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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

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE