colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #21584
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 20mm x 18mm x 11mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

A fascinating jewel of rare colorless garnet var. grossular crystals from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The colorless garnets are among the rarest in the world. The grossular crystals to 5mm are super gem, completely transparent and clear like water. They have a rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization and a glassy luster. Diopside needle crystals form the base. It is fluorescent in a bright pink. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In excellent condition. 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

colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE