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Garnet Var Demantoid

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Garnet Var Demantoid

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Description
Locality: 
Belqeys Mountain, Takab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 4.7 × 2.8 cm
Description

The main crystal is set in the center of light matrix - it is 24mm across and in finest quality; sharp terminations, best luster and amazing color. The matrix is flat and the crystal completely exposed, so this assemble is really very aesthetic and tr-dimensional. Material from Belqeys is for sure among the finest Demantoid-localities world-wide. Although plenty of specimen reached the market a few years ago, there are not too many specimen with this exceptional crystal size, also most crystals are more dark or show only partly this intense green color. Also the arrangement and the balance of this piece is exceptional. The contrast of this intense green color to light beige matrix is also very eye-catching. The locality is also quite interesting - Belqueys mountain is 3296 meters high and located in the middle of nowhere. It is really difficult to dig there (the discovery was in the South slope of the mountain) - as alpine field-collector I have to appreciate this difficult circumstances and they are a reason to rank this material even higher. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Demantoid

Variety Of: 

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0