gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE


Specimen: #10585
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 27mm x 15mm x 15mm
Size description: Toenail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Perfect orange colored Grossular Garnets to 4mm. They are transparent and gem with a superb luster and a nice color. Grossulars have a rhombohedral habit with a sharp crystallization. Small Diopside crystals grow on the base. Pleasing specimen from this inactive mine. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In good condition – some side contacts. On acrylic base.

Marvelous gem Garnets!



gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE

gem GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE