colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #21074
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 17mm x 13mm x 15mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Cool and rare colorless garnet var. grossular crystals to 3mm from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The colorless garnets are among the rarest in the world. The grossular crystals are gem, completely transparent and clear like water. They have a rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization and glassy luster. Diopside needles as inclusions and covering the base are seen too. The grossular is strongly fluorescent in pink. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In excellent condition – some small contacts. On acrylic base.

Gorgeous colorless garnets!

 



colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE