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Diopside & Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Seiland Island, Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 13 × 9.4 cm
Weight: 
1 041.00gr
Description

The speciment was found in the classic location in the mountains of Bumansfjord, Seiland (Norway)

Beautiful combination of green diopside with small brown grossulare crystals,.

Nice quality on the crystals, and it appears as damage free in the front side (and only minor damages at the back side).

If looking at the grossular, you would see that it is a ore of crytals, that actually follows the bottom of the stone (last picture).

Most of the year the field where the minerals are found is covered with ice and snow. This speciment was found in the late 1980s by my father, Gunnar Mathisen. Today the area is a part of Seiland National Park, and collecting from this area is now strictly forbidden.

Please watch the video to get a better view (click video tab above)
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

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
Video

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The specimens will be packed carefully, to prevent damages under transport. 

I will cooperate for any damage or merchandise lost. Original shipping and insurance fees including taxes are non-refundable nor credited in any circumstances and return shipping and insurance fees are to be paid by the client.  Return shipping shall be made with same shipping service used for original delivery.


RETURNS
If not happy with the purchase, you got 14 days to return the product, getting your money back. If  the product is not returned within 14 days after you recieve the product, it will be assumed that you are intending to keep the product and the transaction will become final.

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