GARNET var. ANDRADITE var. MELANITE
Specimen: #8962
Locality: Sokolovskoe Iron Mine (Sokolovskiy Mine; Sokolnoye Mine), Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan
Size: 22mm x 20mm x 13mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD
Superb geometry for these lustrous Andradite Garnets. The crystals are black Melanites with perfect, razor-sharp crystallization and strong luster. They are attractively arranged and have truncated rhombohedral habit. Some outside edge contacts and nicks. On acrylic base.
Perfect!