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Grossular

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Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Lac d'Amiante Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Weight: 
12.00gr
Description

Light olive yellow-green transparent and bright complex crystals of green Grossular sprinkeled overall white matrix, the color is uncommon for the garnet species,  from this huge, inactive open pit mine (closed in 2011). 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 3 weeksfrom its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.