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Grossular Garnet on Albite from La Cabrera, Bustrviejo Province, Spain

 
Grossular Garnet on Albite from La Cabrera, Bustrviejo Province, Spain

Grossular Garnet on Albite from La Cabrera, Bustrviejo Province, Spain

Grossular Garnet on Albite from La Cabrera, Bustrviejo Province, Spain

DESCRIPTION:No. 38209
Mineral:Grossular Garnet on Albite
Locality:La Cabrera, Bustrviejo Province, Spain
Description:Rounded cluster of white albite crystals up to 7 mm with transparent red grossular (or possibly spessartine) garnets crystals up to 2 mm scattered over the surface. The garnet crystals look beautiful under magnification. Ex. Joaquin Folch (Barcelona) in 1957
Overall Size:7x6x5 cm
Crystals:0.5-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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