colorless gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #21435
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 21mm x 19mm x 16mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Price: USD 120   ADD TO CART

Wonderful and rare colorless garnet var. grossular crystals to 8mm with diopside from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The colorless garnets are among the rarest in the world. The grossular crystals are gem, transparent and clear. They have a rhombic dodecahedral sharp crystallization and a glassy luster. Colorless diopside needles cover the base. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In very good condition – some side contacts and one nick. On acrylic base.

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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