gem pink GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE, ALBITE


Specimen: #21897
Locality: Jeffrey mine, Val-des-Sources (Asbestos), Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Size: 22mm x 11mm x 13mm
Size description: Thumbnail
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

A pleasing specimen of pink colored grossular garnet crystals with diopside and white albite from the famous Jeffrey mine, Quebec, Canada. The grossular crystals up to 1mm are transparent and gem quality. They are with a glassy luster and pleasing, tender pink color. They have a sharp rhombic dodecahedral habit. Small apple-green diopside needles cover the base. The pink grossulars contrast nicely on the white background. Very rare pink garnets from this great and closed mine. For references see the 2013 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 44, # 4. In excellent condition. On acrylic base.

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gem pink GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE, ALBITE

gem pink GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE, ALBITE

gem pink GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE, ALBITE

gem pink GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE, ALBITE

gem pink GARNET var. GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE, ALBITE