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Grossular

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Grossular

Former collection Christian Mavris

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Description
Locality: 
Dasoto, Kato Nevrokopi Basin, Drama, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 4.9 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Weight: 
102.00gr
Description

Good miniature featuring a skarn surface lined with dozens of lustrous, well formed flattened garnet crystals of brown-reddish color. The main garnet, very sizeable, is in mint conditions. Garnets are very lustrous, and occasionally show a lining of paler (yellowish) color, possibly given by recrystallization or chemical changes.

One of the best garnets I have from the area, I personally like the flattened habitus. In my collection since circa 10 years.

It comes with a very reasonable reserve price!

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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