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Grossular

Former collection Kasper (CH)
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Asbestos, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
9.00gr
Description

Intriguing miniature drusy of multiple thin grossular crystals of orange color, intimately chained between each other. Gemmy and very lustrous, the specimen is fully crystallized all around. Specifically, the top is given by textbook garnet crystals, with evident rhombs and secondary faces, while the bottom of the specimen is fully recrystallized. The transparency of the specimen is depicted as well.

Unusual and overall is excellent conditions, provided a couple of dings.

Dated back to the 70s, from the former collection Kasper (CH).

Weight includes the original box.

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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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